Neonatal pain relief and the Helsinki declaration

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 803-823

  Van Howe, Robert S ^a   Svoboda, J Steven ^a  

^a Attorneys for the Rights of the Child ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; ETHICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE BLOCK; NEWBORN; PAIN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HELSINKI DECLARATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 57349174015     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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