Perinatal pathology in the context of a clinical trial: A review of the literature

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Snowdon, C ^a,b   Elbourne, D R ^b   Garcia, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; NOTE; PARENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PARENTS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 2342582101     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.012740     Document Type: Note

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