Audio-visual presentation of information for informed consent for participation in clinical trials

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Synnot, Anneliese ^a   Ryan, Rebecca ^a   Prictor, Megan ^a   Fetherstonhaugh, Deirdre ^a   Parker, Barbara ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANXIETY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COCHRANE LIBRARY; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDLINE; MULTIMEDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCISEARCH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AUDIOVISUAL AID; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84940240389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003717.pub3     Document Type: Review

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