Consent in critical care trials: A survey of Canadian research ethics boards and critical care researchers

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533.e11-533.e22

  Duffett, Mark ^a   Burns, Karen E ^b   Kho, Michelle E ^c   Lauzier, François ^d   Meade, Maureen O ^a   Arnold, Donald M ^a   Adhikari, Neill K J ^e   Lamontagne, François ^f   Cook, Deborah J ^a  

^a MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consent; Research ethics; Research methodology; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADIAN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH ETHICS;

EID: 80053443562     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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