Ethical issues in pediatric research: preserving psychosocial care in scientific inquiry.
Ethical considerations in pediatric psychosocial research make many demands on the researcher. This article defines basic concepts such as risk, risk/benefit evaluation, and consent/assent as it applies to pediatric research. The implications of these concepts to the researcher are discussed. Guidelines to protect the psychosocial aspects of the pediatric population are included.
D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D004989:Ethics; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*; D012306:Risk