Ethical tensions in the informed consent process for randomized clinical trials in emergency obstetric and newborn care in low and middle-income countries

Abstract Background There is unanimous agreement regarding the need to ethically conduct research for improving therapy for patients admitted to hospital with acute conditions, including in emergency obstetric care. We present a conceptual analysis of ethical tensions inherent in the informed consen...

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Main Authors: Dan K. Kaye, Gershom Chongwe, Nelson K. Sewankambo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0363-0