Strengthening the Informed Consent Process in International Health Research through Community Engagement: The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme Experience
Open Access
- 13 September 2011
- journal article
- health in-action
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS Medicine
- Vol. 8 (9) , e1001089
Abstract
Samson Muchina Kinyanjui and colleagues from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme discuss how they modified their informed consent processes by taking into account local social, cultural, and economic contexts in the design and administration of consent forms.Keywords
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