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. 1997 Apr 12;314(7087):1111–1114. doi: 10.1136/bmj.314.7087.1111
BMJ's present policy (sometimes approving research in which patients have not given fully informed consent) is wholly correct.
1University College and Middlesex Hospitals, London.
PMCID: PMC2126466 PMID: 9133898
See commentary "Informed consent: the intricacies." on page 1059.
See letter "Informed consent in medical research. The whole population must be mobilised in the war against cancer." on page 1482a.
See letter "Informed consent in medical research. Research in patients with mental retardation poses special problems." on page 1480c.
See letter "Informed consent in medical research. No one has a monopoly on deciding what is ethical." on page 1477b.
See letter "Informed consent in medical research. Studies with important conclusions but without patient consent should be published." on page 1481a.
See letter "Informed consent in medical research. Communication with potential subjects needs to be effective." on page 1482c.
See letter "Informed consent in medical research. We all have a responsibility to contribute to research." on page 1479a.
See letter "Informed consent. Ability to be informed is separate from ability to give consent." in volume 315 on page 253b.
See letter "Informed consent. The central problem is often poor design and conduct of trials." in volume 315 on page 247a.