Evidence-Based Strategies for Shortening Informed Consent Forms in Clinical Research

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 14-25

  Corneli, Amy ^a,b   Namey, Emily ^a   Mueller, Monique P ^a   Tharaldson, Jenae ^a   Sortijas, Steve ^a   Grey, Thomas ^a   Sugarman, Jeremy ^c  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consent forms; HIV; informed consent; research ethics; U.S. regulations

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSENT FORMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85014698029     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1556264616682550     Document Type: Article

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