Ethical considerations in international research collaboration: The Bucharest early intervention project

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 559-576

  Zeanah, Charles H ^a,b   Koga, Sebastian F ^b   Simion, Bogdan ^c   Stanescu, Alin ^d   Tabacaru, Cristian L ^e   Fox, Nathan A ^f   Nelson, Charles A ^g   Smyke, Anna T ^b   Marshall, Peter J ^h   Parker, Susan ⁱ   Woodward, Hermi R ^j  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c SERA Romania ^*  (Romania)

^d Institute of Maternal Child Health   (Romania)

^e State for Child Protection   (Romania)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ROMANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845217987     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20107     Document Type: Article

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