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Should Children be Used as Research Subjects?
Author(s) -
Akers Janet A.,
Bell Shirley K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1994.tb00163.x
Subject(s) - dissent , psychology , pediatric research , developmental psychology , position (finance) , medicine , pediatrics , political science , law , politics , finance , economics
The authors explore the question of whether children should be used as research subjects. The position that children should be used as subjects in research can be justified as long as the dissent of children from and the assent of children to research is safeguarded is presented.