Ethical assessment of pediatric research protocols

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 198-202

  Truog, Robert D ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSENSUS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL CARE; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 38349045138     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0917-3     Document Type: Review

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