Emergency research in children: Options for ethical recruitment

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 429-432

  Brierley, Joe ^a   Larcher, Vic ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESEARCH SUBJECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 80052397325     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.040667     Document Type: Article

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