Seeking assent and respecting dissent in dementia research

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-85

  Black, Betty S ^a,c   Rabins, Peter V ^a,c   Sugarman, Jeremy ^b,c   Karlawish, Jason H ^d  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assent; Dementia research; Dissent; Ethics; Human subjects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 74349105458     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181bd1de2     Document Type: Article

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