Informed consent for clinical trials in acute coronary syndromes and stroke following the European Clinical Trials Directive: Investigators' experiences and attitudes

Trials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Iwanowski, Piotr ^a,b   Budaj, Andrzej ^c   Członkowska, Anna ^d,e   Wasek, Wojciech ^c   Kozłowska Boszko, Beata ^a,f   Oledzka, Urszula ^a,b   Masełbas, Wojciech ^a,g  

^a Association for Good Clinical Practice in Poland   (Poland)

^b International Centre for Therapeutic Research   (Poland)

^c GROCHOWSKI HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^d INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^f Medical Department   (Poland)

^g PPD Development   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE;

EID: 50149097044     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-9-45     Document Type: Article

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