Assessing children's competence to consent in research by a standardized tool: a validity study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hein, Irma M ^a   Troost, Pieter W ^a   Lindeboom, Robert ^b   de Vries, Martine C ^c   Zwaan, C M ^d   Lindauer, Ramón J L ^a  

^a De Bascule   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Assessment; Child; Competence; Consent; Decision making; Drug trial; Informed consent; Research; Tool

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84866556628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-12-156     Document Type: Article

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