Including adults with intellectual disabilities in research: Scientists' perceptions of risks and protections

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 244-252

  McDonald, Katherine E ^a   Kidney, Colleen A ^a   Nelms, Sandra L ^a   Parker, Michael R ^a   Kimmel, Ali ^a   Keys, Christopher B ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human research ethics; Intellectual disabilities; Research participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349086223     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2009.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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