People with aphasia: Capacity to consent, research participation and intervention inequalities

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-196

  Brady, Marian C ^a   Fredrick, Alex ^b   Williams, Brian ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Stirling ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Communication; Consent; Ethics; Rehabilitation; Research

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; WORK RESUMPTION;

APHASIA; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESUMED CONSENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE;

EID: 84875273720     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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