Considerations for ethics in multisite research in paediatric palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-275

  Cadell, Susan ^a   Ho, G ^b   Jacques, L ^c   Wilson, K ^a   Davies, B ^d   Steele, R ^e  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION MAKING; LETTER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 63549137652     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309103122     Document Type: Letter

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