A novel method to enhance informed consent: A prospective and randomised trial of form-based versus electronic assisted informed consent in paediatric endoscopy

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 194-200

  Friedlander, Joel A ^a,c   Loeben, Greg S ^b   Finnegan, Patricia K ^a   Puma, Anita E ^a   Zhang, Xuemei ^d   de Zoeten, Edwin F ^a   Piccoli, David A ^a   Mamula, Petar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTERS; CONSENT FORMS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79953295344     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.037622     Document Type: Article

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