Is venepuncture in neonatal research ethical?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Shah, V S ^a   Al Khannan, M ^a   Quinn, M W ^a   Tripp, J H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nontherapeutic research; Risk:benefit ratio; Venepuncture

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0031429462     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.77.2.F141     Document Type: Article

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