Opt-out as an acceptable method of obtaining consent in medical research: a short report

BACKGROUND: A prospective cohort study was set up to investigate a possible association between antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic resistance of E. coli urinary tract infection in the community. Participation of patients with urinary tract infection was obtained through an opt-out methodology. Th...

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Main Authors: Vellinga, Akke, Cormican, Martin, Hanahoe, Belinda, Bennett, Kathleen, Murphy, Andrew W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3079702/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21470399
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-40
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