Exploring the obligation to inform: Disclosing the purpose and benefits of research in an increasingly commercial research environment

AJOB Primary Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-41

  Cook, Ann Freeman ^a   Hoas, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Biomedical research; Disclosure; Empirical research; Human subject research; Informed consent; Interviews; IRB; Qualitative research; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956082968     PISSN: 21507716     EISSN: 21507724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21507716.2011.565492     Document Type: Review

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