Ensayos clínicos en niños

Patrina H Y Caldwell1, Sharon B Murphy, Phyllis N Butow

  • 1Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. Patrinac@chw.edu.au

Lancet (London, England)
|September 1, 2004
PubMed
Resumen

Los ensayos clínicos pediátricos son cruciales para la salud infantil, pero enfrentan desafíos. Abordar estos desafíos es esencial para garantizar que los niños se beneficien por igual de los avances médicos.

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