Written informed consent for participation in a study and reduction in consent rate

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 291-294

  Tamakoshi, Akiko ^a   Kawamura, Takashi ^b   Wakai, Kenji ^c   Ando, Masahiko ^b  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Consent rate; Informed consent; Medical check up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; STATISTICS;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONSENT FORMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 60549117133     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE2008011     Document Type: Article

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