Assent in pediatric research

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1806-1810

  Kon, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PEDIATRICS; RESEARCH ETHICS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL TRIALS; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 33646845594     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2926     Document Type: Note

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