Context in shaping the ability of a child to assent to research

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 29-30

  Fernandez, Conrad V ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NONTHERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 11844270666     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/152651603322614508     Document Type: Note

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