Recommendations for an ethical treatment of newborns involved in clinical trials

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-32

  Bellieni, C V ^a   Buonocore, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; BLOOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEONATAL STRESS; NEWBORN CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SHORT SURVEY;

ANALGESIA; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EDITORIAL POLICIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACEBOS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 71949091612     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01570.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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