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EU initiatives for research involving children

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Further to recent correspondence in the medical press regarding the UK approach (Editorial in Lancet 367:1953, 2006; Smyth and Edwards in Lancet 368:645–646, 2006) to the Paediatric Medicines Regulation (Regulation (EC) no. 1901/2006, 2006), which has now entered into force, we would like to make reference to a number of research-based initiatives of the European Union in this field.

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Donnelly, F. EU initiatives for research involving children. Eur J Pediatr 167, 837–838 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-008-0671-8

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