Thesis
Child assent to clinical research participation: how to determine a child's ability to assent
- Abstract:
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Assent, currently defined as “a child’s affirmative agreement”, is a way in which some children are included in the decision-making process regarding their participation in clinical research. Current guidelines for paediatric research do not provide clear directions for how assent should be handled, resulting in confusion among researchers. The goal of this research project was two-fold: to examine the ethical arguments for assent with a view to developing concrete moral justification for ...
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Authors
Contributors
+ Pollard, A
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Supervisor
+ Fitzpatrick, R
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Supervisor
+ Sheehan, M
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2013
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:7299
- Deposit date:
- 2013-09-13
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Sibley, A
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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