Researching chronic childhood illness: The example of childhood cancer

Chronic Illness

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-177

  Dixon Woods, Mary ^a   Young, Bridget ^b   Ross, Emma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Ethics; Research participation

Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOLOGY;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 33749002250     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174592006X129455     Document Type: Review

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