Tick box for child? The ethical positioning of children as vulnerable, researchers as barbarians and reviewers as overly cautious

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 858-864

  Carter, Bernie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Discourse; Inclusion; Otherness; Participation; Research ethics; Vulnerable population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; RESEARCH ETHICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 67349194304     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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