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Peer reviewedMcCann, John – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
This paper on the appearance of acute, healing, and healed anogenital trauma in children who have been sexually abused summarizes what is known, and identifies remaining questions, offers suggestions for ways to obtain answers, and identifies barriers to such research (such as the necessity of using children as subjects). (DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Clinical Diagnosis, Ethics, Medical Evaluation
van Eys, Jan, Ed. – 1978
This book contains the proceedings of a multidisciplinary workshop convened to explore issues relating to the conduct of medical research on children. In the keynote address, John Holt discusses the right of children to informed consent. The main body of presentations is organized into three categories of concerns: medical imperatives, ethical…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children
Scommegna, Paola M., Ed. – 1984
Life expectancy trends are examined from a policy maker's perspective. Since the late 1960's, life expectancy among the U.S. elderly has increased at unprecedented rates, from 70.2 years in 1965 to 74.5 years in 1983. Although unforeseeable events, such as outbreaks of new diseases, are not reflected in the projections, current projections assume…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Death, Economic Factors, Ethics
