Ethics for the pediatrician: pediatric research ethics: evolving principles and practices.

摘要

Evidence-based medicine requires a foundation of excellent research. Yet, research in infants and children inherently poses potential risks to these vulnerable populations. The academic pediatrician may experience an ethical conflict in his or her dual roles as a clinician, with a primary interest in benefiting the individual child, and as a researcher, with an interest in advancing science and benefiting society.