Open AccessEthical Issues in Prospective Studies in Children: The many Shades of Gray
Author(s) -
Meenu Singh,
Madhusudan LNU
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine, education and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-0262
pISSN - 2277-8969
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1029
Subject(s) - gray (unit) , ethical issues , population , psychology , sociology , medicine , engineering ethics , demography , engineering , radiology
Children being a vulnerable, unique, yet heterogenous population, pose varied ethical questions in clinical research. These need to be actively recognized and addressed in order to strike the right balance between ‘individual’ good and 'societal’ good. Certain general principles which can be streamlined into guidelines specific for each population and study is the need of the hour. How to cite this article Singh M, Madhusudan. Ethical Issues in Prospective Studies in Children: The many Shades of Gray. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2012;46(3):126-128.