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

• Main Authors: Hein Irma M (Author), Troost Pieter W (Author), Lindeboom Robert (Author), de Vries Martine C (Author), Zwaan C (Author), Lindauer Ramón J L (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently over 50% of drugs prescribed to children have not been evaluated properly for use in their age group. One key reason why children have been excluded from clinical trials is that they are not considered able to exercise mean...