Ethical conduct of clinical research involving children / Marilyn J. Field and Richard E. Behrman, editors ; Committee on Clinical Research Involving Children, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004], ©2004.

xviii, 425 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

The necessity and challenges of clinical research involving children -- Regulatory framework for protecting child participants in research -- Defining, interpreting, and applying concepts of risk and benefit in clinical research involving children -- Understanding and agreeing to children's participation in clinical research -- Payments related to children's participation in clinical research -- Regulatory compliance, accreditation, and quality improvement -- Responsible research involving children.

Includes bibliographical references and index.