Evidence for the Effectiveness of Interventions for Congenital, Infantile and Childhood Cataract

Evidence for the Effectiveness of Interventions for Congenital, Infantile and Childhood Cataract

Certain groups are often excluded from trials of new interventions, typically pregnant women and children, but also people unable to give informed consent. Children are not included perhaps because of a distaste for experimenting on little ones and a reluctance to admit to clinical uncertainty when...

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Main Author: Richard Wormald MSc FRCS FRCOphth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2004-01-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:
Cataract
Cataract extraction
Child
Preschool
Infant
Evidence-Based Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/17/jceh_17_50_025.html
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Summary:Certain groups are often excluded from trials of new interventions, typically pregnant women and children, but also people unable to give informed consent. Children are not included perhaps because of a distaste for experimenting on little ones and a reluctance to admit to clinical uncertainty when faced with anxious parents.
ISSN:0953-6833

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