Substitute consent practices in the face of uncertainty: A survey of Canadian researchers in aging

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1821-1830

  Bravo, Gina ^a,b   Wildeman, Sheila ^c   Dubois, Marie France ^a,b   Kim, Scott YH ^d   Cohen, Carole ^e   Graham, Janice ^c   Painter, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; decisional incapacity; dementia research; postal survey; substitute consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LEGALLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84885669441     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213001336     Document Type: Article

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