Gatekeepers of science: Attitudes toward the research participation of adults with intellectual disability

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 466-478

  McDonald, Katherine E ^a   Keys, Christopher B ^b   Henry, David B ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SCIENCE;

EID: 56649084861     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2008.113:466-478     Document Type: Article

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