Addressing conflicts in research ethics: Consent and risk of harm

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-87

  Sim, Julius ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Ethics; Harm; Principles; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; ETHICS; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHICS, RESEARCH; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY;

EID: 77956096985     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.483     Document Type: Article

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