How important is 'accuracy' of surrogate decision-making for research participation?

<h4>Background</h4>There is a longstanding concern about the accuracy of surrogate consent in representing the health care and research preferences of those who lose their ability to decide for themselves. We sought informed, deliberative views of the older general public (≥50 years old)...

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Main Authors: Scott Y H Kim, H Myra Kim, Kerry A Ryan, Paul S Appelbaum, David S Knopman, Laura Damschroder, Raymond De Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23382969/?tool=EBI