The Attitudes of Relatives of ICU Patients toward Informed Consent for Clinical Research
Background. Informed consent is a key ethical requirement for biomedical research that is implemented to ensure autonomy and voluntary participation. However, patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) may be unconscious or severely ill and thus lack the capacity for decisions about research particip...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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Series: | Critical Care Research and Practice |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2760168 |