A randomised controlled trial to compare opt-in and opt-out parental consent for childhood vaccine safety surveillance using data linkage

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 619-625

  Berry, Jesia G ^a   Ryan, Philip ^a   Gold, Michael S ^a   Braunack Mayer, Annette J ^a   Duszynski, Katherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAFETY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VACCINES;

EID: 84870374481     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100145     Document Type: Article

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