title: Note on the recruitment of subjects for mental retardation research.
abstract: Analysis of questionnaires mailed to 42 distinguished mental retardation researchers suggests that many of them feel handicapped by existing subject recruitment policies. Cited frequently as a major impediment was the time delay attending the securing of parental consent.
mesh_terms: D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D010290:Parents; D012108:Research Personnel; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires