Commentary on "Family dynamics and children in medical research. |
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Authors: | Walter Robinson |
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Abstract: | Gordon and Bonkovsky describe a disturbing case of research involving minors in their article "Family Dynamics and Children in Medical Research." As presented in the case, there is little doubt that the assent obtained from the children was inadequate for the proposed research and that the institutional review board (IRB) failed to assess sufficiently the risk-benefit ratio of the research to the child-subjects. |
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