Understanding informed consent for participation in international health research

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Jegede, Ayodele S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Consent; Developing world; Drug trial; Informed consent; Research ethics; Research trial

Indexed keywords

ALATROFLOXACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENINGITIS; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONALITY; MENINGITIS; NIGERIA; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349157551     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2008.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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