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The ethics of research with The ethics of research with children

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Need for pediatric <strong>research</strong><br />

• Tremendous need to find the right treatments<br />

and dosages for <strong>children</strong>, given that <strong>children</strong><br />

are not small adults.<br />

* It has been estimated t that t 75% <strong>of</strong> drugs prescribed<br />

to <strong>children</strong> have not been tested in <strong>children</strong>, even<br />

for basic safety and efficacy.

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