How do children and parents make decisions about pediatric clinical research?

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 823-828

  Varma, Sumeeta ^a   Jenkins, Tammara ^b   Wendler, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Assent; Permission; Research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58149143290     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318180bc0d     Document Type: Article

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