Must research participants understand randomization?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Wendler, David ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical judgment; Informed consent; Interests; Randomization; Research; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL; PHARMACOKINETICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

COMPREHENSION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 61649113008     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802654145     Document Type: Article

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