Informed consent from cognitively impaired persons participating in research trials: Comparative law observations

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-362

  Petrini, Carlo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Human research; Informed consent; Legislation; Mental disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITIVE DEFECT; EUROPEAN UNION; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; LEGAL ASPECT; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK; STANDARD;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; RISK;

EID: 84555205770     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_11_04_06     Document Type: Article

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