Historical trends in the timing of informed consent for research into intrapartum complications

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-365

  Patel, D ^a   Nasir, S ^a   Elati, A ^a   Vernon, G ^b   Weeks, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Cochrane Library; informed consent; intrapartum research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BIBLIOMETRICS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84855906346     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03204.x     Document Type: Article

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