Older adults' attitudes toward enrollment of noncompetent subjects participating in Alzheimer's research

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-188

  Karlawish, Jason ^a   Rubright, Jonathan ^b   Casarett, David ^b   Cary, Mark ^b   Have, Thomas Ten ^b   Sankar, Pamela ^b  

^a Institute on Aging   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTRUISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; TRUST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 60349125615     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08050645     Document Type: Article

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