Case study: Ethical guidance for pediatric e-health research using examples from pain research with adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1116-1126

  Henderson, Ellen M ^a   Law, Emily F ^b   Palermo, Tonya M ^b,c   Eccleston, Christopher ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; ethical issues; online research methods; pain; pediatric; qualitative methods; randomized controlled trial; research design and methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84868008931     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss085     Document Type: Article

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