Green Jb|RE Duncan|G. L. Barnes|Frank Oberklaid
Putting the 'informed' into 'consent': A matter of plain language
Murdoch Children's Research Institute|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|Royal Children's Hospital|University of Melbourne|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|Royal Children's Hospital|University of Melbourne
abstract health professionals frequently write level lay readers write peers relation health research ethical requirements provide written explanation studies complicate notion informed consent plain language information statements need clearly understood research subjects ethics process research approval fulfil objective many delays gaining ethics approval childrelated research caused substandard plain language statements pls describe specific issues information statements research children young people parentsguardians particularly consideration literacy capabilities general population highlight usefulness everyday language explaining research science writing families present guidelines writing pls emerged introduction plain language service ethics human research committee