Beyond the therapeutic orphan: Children and clinical trials

Pediatric Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-159

  Cohen, Eyal ^a   Shaul, Randi Zlotnik ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Children; Ethics; Health; Randomized controlled trials; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LEGISLATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGEON;

EID: 44949254986     PISSN: 17455111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17455111.2.2.151     Document Type: Article

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