Comparison of the informed consent process for randomized clinical trials in pediatric and adult oncology

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2708-2717

  Simon, Christian M ^a   Siminoff, Laura A ^a   Kodish, Eric D ^a   Burant, Christopher ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; AGE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4344596053     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.10.034     Document Type: Article

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