Why we need to research with children, not on children

Nicole Pope1, Mary Tallon, Gavin Leslie

  • 1Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, Core member of the Western Australian Group for Evidence Informed Healthcare Practice: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Registered Nurse, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Child and Adolescent Health Service, Perth, Australia Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine Curtin University, Perth, Australia Director of Research Training, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Perth, Australia Director, Western Australian Group for Evidence Informed Healthcare Practice: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence. Nurse Researcher, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Child and Adolescent Health Service Perth, Australia.

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