Children Are Not Just Small Adults: The Urgent Need for High-Quality Trial Evidence in Children

Terry P Klassen; Lisa Hartling; Jonathan C Craig; Martin Offringa

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050172

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Children Are Not Just Small Adults: The Urgent Need for High-Quality Trial Evidence in Children

Terry P Klassen ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:terry.klassen@ualberta.ca
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Lisa Hartling,
Jonathan C Craig,
Martin Offringa

Children Are Not Just Small Adults: The Urgent Need for High-Quality Trial Evidence in Children

Terry P Klassen,
Lisa Hartling,
Jonathan C Craig,
Martin Offringa

Published: August 12, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050172

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