Parental informed consent in pediatric cancer trials: A population-based survey in Germany

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 446-450

  Petersen, Imme ^a   Spix, Claudia ^b   Kaatsch, Peter ^b   Graf, Norbert ^c   Janka, Gritta ^d   Kollek, Regine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany location; Informed consent; Parental consent ethics; Parents; Pediatric oncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTS;

EID: 84872473664     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24330     Document Type: Article

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