Informed consent and cluster-randomized trials

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 480-485

  Sim, Julius ^a   Dawson, Angus ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84857315813     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300389     Document Type: Article

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