title: A guide to informed consent for clinician-investigators.
abstract: Informed consent in clinical research is a matter of both ethics and federal regulation. A research subject must enter a study voluntarily, be informed about risks and benefits, and understand the difference between experiment and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioethics, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. bioethics@go.com
authors.forename: Katrina A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bramstedt
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D032962:Consent Forms; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*