Accuracy of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research (MacCAT-CR) for Measuring Children’s Competence to Consent to Clinical Research
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Key factors in children’s competence to consent to clinical research
BACKGROUND Although law is established on a strong presumption that persons younger than a certain age are not competent to consent, statutory age limits for asking children's consent to clinical research differ widely internationally. From a clinical perspective, competence is assumed to involve many factors including the developmental stage, the influence of parents and peers, and life experi...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2168-6203
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1694