Compassionate and innovative treatments in children: A proposal for an ethical framework

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 651-654

  Brierley, Joe ^a   Larcher, Vic ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSPLANTATION; VACCINATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPATHY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; SAFETY; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL;

EID: 69249090616     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.155317     Document Type: Short Survey

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