Do U.S. Regulations Allow More Than Minor Increase over Minimal Risk Pediatric Research? Should They?

Overview

Journal IRB

Specialty Medical Ethics

Date 2014 Jan 21

PMID 24437000

Citations 5

Authors

David Wendler

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