Meeting the demand for pediatric clinical trials

Sci Transl Med. 2014 Mar 12;6(227):227fs11. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008043.

Authors

Edward M Connor¹, William E Smoyer, Jonathan M Davis, Anne Zajicek, Linda Ulrich, Mary Purucker, Steven Hirschfeld

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Children's National Medical Center; and School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20010, USA.

Abstract

High-quality, cost-effective pediatric clinical trials require a robust research and regulatory infrastructure and a properly trained workforce.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / standards*
Child
Child Welfare
Clinical Trials as Topic* / economics
Clinical Trials as Topic* / standards
Health Policy
Health Records, Personal
Health Services Needs and Demand*
Humans
Pediatrics*
Research Support as Topic / economics

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