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Human Subjects Research, Ethics, Informed Consent in Research

Nancy Kass

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Introduction History of Human Subjects Protections Elements of Informed Consent Disclosure Understanding Competence Voluntariness Challenges to Informed Consent: Special Populations Children Other Persons With Limited Decision-Making Capacity Persons With Serious Illnesses Genetics Research Informed Consent

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Key concepts: Voluntariness, Informed consent, Research ethics, Competence (human resources), Human research, Psychology, Ethics committee, Family medicine