Supporting positive experiences and sustained participation in clinical trials: Looking beyond information provision

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 751-756

  Gillies, Kate ^a   Entwistle, Vikki A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; STANDARD;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; NEGOTIATING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 84872316213     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100059     Document Type: Article

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