Ethical issues regarding recruitment to research studies within the primary care consultation

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 456-461

  Wilson, Sue ^a   Draper, Heather ^a   Ives, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coercion; Consent; Ethics; Inducement; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; TRAINING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COERCION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 56849089539     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn076     Document Type: Article

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