Guidance on clinical research involving infants, children and young people: An update for researchers and research ethics committees

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 887-891

  Modi, Neena ^a   Vohra, Jyotsna ^a   Preston, Jennifer ^b   Elliott, Catherine ^c   Van't Hoff, William ^b   Coad, Jane ^d   Gibson, Faith ^d   Partridge, Linda ^e   Brierley, Joe ^a   Larcher, Vic ^a   Greenough, Anne ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United Kingdom)

^e WellChild   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDREN'S RESEARCH; CHILDREN'S RIGHTS; ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES; RESEARCH REGULATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST MILK; CHILD SAFETY; COMORBIDITY; COMPENSATION; COMPREHENSION; CREAM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; MINOR (PERSON); PARENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PROTECTION; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; RESUSCITATION; REWARD; SCIENTIST; SEDATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WELLBEING;

CHILDREN'S RESEARCH; CHILDREN'S RIGHTS; ETHICS; RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES; RESEARCH REGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 84908044326     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306444     Document Type: Review

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