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William C. Waggoner, Barbara B. Sherman, Who Understands? II: A Survey of 27 Words, Phrases, or Symbols Used in Proposed Clinical Research Consent Forms, IRB: Ethics & Human Research, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1996), pp. 8-10
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