Informed consent and the history of inclusion of women in clinical research.
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.
Stevens
Patricia E
PE
School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA.
Pletsch
Pamela K
PK
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