Understood consent versus informed consent: A new paradigm for obtaining consent for pediatric research studies

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue NOV, 2013, Pages

  Isles, Alan F ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflicts of interest; Developing countries; Informed consent; Readability; Understood consent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923933911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2013.00038     Document Type: Article

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