Question preview · USMLE Step 2 CK
A researcher is enrolling adults into a medication trial. One candidate with delirium cannot explain the study purpose, risks or alternatives and has no advance research directive. The investigator proposes accepting the patient's signature because the patient can physically hold a pen. Which Belmont principle is most directly threatened?
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