A reappraisal of female adolescent participation in drug clinical trials

IRB Ethics and Human Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  VandenBosch, Terry M ^a,b   Ward, Becky G ^b   Mattison, Debra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b IRB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELMONT REPORT; BENEFICENCE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; DHHS GUIDELINES; FEMALE; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BELMONT REPORT; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DHHS GUIDELINES;

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN;

EID: 0032600805     PISSN: 01937758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3564584     Document Type: Article

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