Exception from informed consent for emergency research: Consulting the trauma community

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-166

  Sims, Carrie A ^a   Isserman, Joshua A ^a   Holena, Daniel ^a   Sundaram, Latha Mary ^a   Tolstoy, Nikolai ^a   Greer, Sarah ^a   Sonnad, Seema ^a   Pascual, Jose ^a   Reilly, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

community; consent; EFIC; Emergency research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EMERGENCIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872066822     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318278908a     Document Type: Article

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