Frontline ethical issues in pediatric clinical research: Ethical and regulatory aspects of seven current bottlenecks in pediatric clinical research

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1541-1548

  Pinxten, Wim ^a   Nys, Herman ^a   Dierickx, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Ethics; Health law; Medical ethics; Minors; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

BOTTLENECK POPULATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EUROPE; FAMILY; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MINORS; PEDIATRICS; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 78649326067     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1268-6     Document Type: Review

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