The risks, benefits, and ethics of trauma-focused research participation

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 429-442

  Legerski, John Paul ^a   Bunnell, Sarah L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Ethics; Risks; Trauma; Trauma research

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650297300     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2010.521443     Document Type: Article

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