title: Informed consent and the history of inclusion of women in clinical research.
abstract: The purposes of this paper are to (a) discuss the troubled history of informed consent for research on women and its ramifications for women's participation in clinical trials; (b) interrogate current informed consent practices as to their accountability and justice in the treatment of women; and (c) recommend to nurse researchers and clinical nurses ways of improving the practice of informed consent in research with women.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Pletsch
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000266:history* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D032984:Ethics, Research / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000266:history*; D016387:Women's Health