Research involving subjects with Alzheimer's disease in Italy: The possible role of family members

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Porteri, Corinna ^a   Petrini, Carlo ^b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Clinical trials; Competence; Family members; Legal representative

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORALITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PROXY; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MORALS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PROXY; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 84928728039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12910-015-0009-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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