Using iterative learning to improve understanding during the informed consent process in a South African psychiatric genomics study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Campbell, Megan M ^a   Susser, Ezra ^b   Mall, Sumaya ^a   Mqulwana, Sibonile G ^a   Mndini, Michael M ^a   Ntola, Odwa A ^a   Nagdee, Mohamed ^c   Zingela, Zukiswa ^d   Van Wyk, Stephanus ^d   Stein, Dan J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e South Africa xanthe sunacza   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITERATIVE LEARNING; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICAN; XHOSA (PEOPLE); GENETICS; PSYCHIATRY; SOUTH AFRICA;

GENOMICS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEARNING; PSYCHIATRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85035810033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188466     Document Type: Article

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