What women who use drugs have to say about ethical research: Findings of an exploratory qualitative study

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 84-98

  Bell, Kirsten ^a   Salmon, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Capacity; Drug use; Informed consent; Money; Payment; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE; CANADA; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84855544738     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2011.6.4.84     Document Type: Article

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