Children's participation in health research: From objects to agents?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-611

  Clavering, E K ^a   McLaughlin, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Children's views; Ethics; Health; Participation

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 77955259667     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01094.x     Document Type: Review

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