International resuscitation research, exception from informed consent, and the European Union Directive 2001/20/EC

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 234-241

  Lewis, Roger J ^a   Duber, Herbert C ^a   Biros, Michelle H ^a   Cone, David C ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Declaration of Helsinki; Emergency treatment; European Directive 2001 20 EC; Resuscitation research; Waiver of consent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT;

EID: 70349124210     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32830fe959     Document Type: Article

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