title: Advancing informed consent for vulnerable populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and bill.heerman@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Willliam J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Heerman
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
authors.forename: Richard O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and.
authors.forename: Shari L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Barkin
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D002648:Child; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: medical education; obesity; research methods and statistics