Clinical research risk assessment among individuals with mild cognitive impairment

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 878-886

  Jefferson, Angela L ^a,b   Carmona, Hugo ^b   Gifford, Katherine A ^a,b   Lambe, Susan ^b,c   Byerly, Laura K ^d   Cantwell, Nicole G ^b   Tripodis, Yorghos ^g   Karlawish, Jason ^e,f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Mild cognitive impairment; research ethics; research participation; research proxy; study partners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866738796     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318252e5cb     Document Type: Article

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