In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save orlengthen the lives of children around the world. With improved therapies,child and adolescent mortality rates have decreased significantly in the lasthalf century. Despite these advances, pediatricians and others argue thatchildren have not shared equally with adults in biomedical advances. Eventhough we want children to benefit from the dramatic and acceleratingrate of progress in medical care that has been fueled by scientific research,we do not want to place children at risk of being harmed by participatingin clinical studies.

In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save orlengthen the lives of children around the world. With improved therapies,child and adolescent mortality rates have decreased significantly in the lasthalf century. Despite these advances, pediatricians and others argue thatchildren have not shared equally with adults in biomedical advances. Eventhough we want children to benefit from the dramatic and acceleratingrate of progress in medical care that has been fueled by scientific research,we do not want to place children at risk of being harmed by participatingin clinical studies.

In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save orlengthen the lives of children around the world. With improved therapies,child and adolescent mortality rates have decreased significantly in the lasthalf century. Despite these advances, pediatricians and others argue thatchildren have not shared equally with adults in biomedical advances. Eventhough we want children to benefit from the dramatic and acceleratingrate of progress in medical care that has been fueled by scientific research,we do not want to place children at risk of being harmed by participatingin clinical studies.

In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save orlengthen the lives of children around the world. With improved therapies,child and adolescent mortality rates have decreased significantly in the lasthalf century. Despite these advances, pediatricians and others argue thatchildren have not shared equally with adults in biomedical advances. Eventhough we want children to benefit from the dramatic and acceleratingrate of progress in medical care that has been fueled by scientific research,we do not want to place children at risk of being harmed by participatingin clinical studies.