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To the Editor: As the chair of an institutional review board, I have arrived at the same conclusion as Horng et al. (Dec. 26 issue)¹: much of the attention devoted to consent forms could be better directed to other aspects of the informed-consent process. Horng et al. did not address the role of the interview, but my experience suggests that a properly conducted interview accomplishes more than a well-written form.

The authors note that the consent form contains signatures and serves as a legal and symbolic document. These assertions, though accurate, must not create the misleading reassurance that an . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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