Parents' views of involvement in concurrent research with their neonates

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 47-55

  Ward, Frances Rieth ^a  

^a New Jersey Medical School University Hospital Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; High risk; Infant; Perception; Research participation; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREMATURITY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 77953995628     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2010.5.2.47     Document Type: Article

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