Ethical challenges and solutions regarding delirium studies in palliative care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-271

  Sweet, Lisa ^a,c   Adamis, Dimitrios ^e   Meagher, David J ^b,f   Davis, Daniel ^g   Currow, David C ^h,i   Bush, Shirley H ^a,c,d   Barnes, Christopher ^a,d   Hartwick, Michael ^a,j   Agar, Meera ^h,k,l   Simon, Jessica ^m   Breitbart, William ^n,o   Macdonald, Neil ^p   Lawlor, Peter G ^a,b,c,q  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Palliative Care Unit   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services   (Australia)

ⁱ FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^k Braeside Hospital   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

ⁿ MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^o WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^p MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^q OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

delirium; Ethics; palliative care; research

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DELIRIUM; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CULTURE; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONALITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84905918215     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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