Informed consent in experimentation involving mentally impaired persons: ethical issues

The problem of experimentation involving subjects whose mental condition prevents them from understanding information and providing proper informed consent has been addressed in various codes, declarations, conventions, treaties and regulations adopted by national, international and supranational in...

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Main Author: Carlo Petrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2010-12-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000400009&lng=en&tlng=en