Substitute consent for research involving the elderly: A comparison between Quebec and France

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-253

  Bravo, Gina ^a,b   Duguet, Anne Marie ^c   Dubois, Marie France ^a,b   Delpierre, Cyrille ^c   Vellas, Bruno ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^d TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Law; Opinions; Practices; Research; Substitute consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL MAIL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; QUEBEC; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 49349098010     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-008-9070-x     Document Type: Article

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