Voluntary informed consent in research and clinical care: An update

Pain Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 446-451

  Cahana, Alex ^a   Hurst, Samia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Delivery of health care; Disclosure; Ethics; Human experimentation; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 56349104557     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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