Conducting clinical trials in pediatrics

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Macrae, Duncan ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Ethics; Pediatric critical care; Randomization; Research networks; Trial design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG MARKETING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DESIGN; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 58849129179     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318192101f     Document Type: Article

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