More information, less understanding: A randomized study on consent issues in neonatal research

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1301-1305

  Freer, Yvonne ^a   McIntosh, Neil ^b   Teunisse, Saskia ^c   Anand, Kanwaljeet J S ^d   Boyle, Elaine M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Stichting SHDH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Neonatal; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 66049100612     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3860     Document Type: Article

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