Disclosing incidental findings in brain research: The rights of minors in decision-making

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1009-1013

  Di Pietro, Nina C ^a,b   Illes, Judy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; incidental findings; neuroethics; neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFORMED CONSENT; MATURITY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIST;

ADOLESCENTS; CHILDREN; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; NEUROETHICS; NEUROIMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MINORS; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT RIGHTS;

EID: 84886950725     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24230     Document Type: Review

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