Understood consent versus informed consent: a new paradigm for obtaining consent for paediatric research studies

All too often the informed consent process is viewed by members of research teams as a challenge of getting a parent or young person’s signature on a form. Informed consent is, however, much more than a signed form. Rather, it is a process, often iterative, in which the parent or young person is giv...

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Main Author: Alan F. Isles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2013.00038/full