Literacy and informed consent: A case for literacy screening in glaucoma research

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 698-699

  Muir, Kelly W ^a   Lee, Paul P ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 65649149693     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.59     Document Type: Editorial

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