Mental capacity to consent to research? Experiences of consenting adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism to research

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 230-237

  Hamilton, Jahnese ^a   Ingham, Barry ^a   McKinnon, Iain ^a,b   Parr, Jeremy R ^b   Tam, Louise Yuen Chong ^a   Le Couteur, Ann ^b  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

empowerment issues; ethics; health social care policy and practice; learning (intellectual) disabilities; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024363735     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bld.12198     Document Type: Article

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