Should transcranial magnetic stimulation research in children be considered minimal risk?

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1730-1739

  Gilbert, Donald L ^a   Garvey, Marjorie A ^b   Bansal, Alok S ^c   Lipps, Tara ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Wassermann, Eric M ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Ethics; Institutional review board; Minimal risk; Neurophysiology; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEIZURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 3242705020     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2003.10.037     Document Type: Article

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