Ethical issues in social research: Difficulties encountered gaining access to children in hospital for research

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-383

  Stalker, Kirsten ^a   Carpenter, J ^b   Connors, C ^b   Phillips, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Children; Ethics; Ethics committees; Methods; NHS settings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 3242683571     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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