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‘What did you think about that?’ Researching children's perceptions of participation in a longitudinal genetic epidemiological study

  1. Trudy Goodenough1,*,
  2. Emma Williamson1,
  3. Julie Kent2,
  4. Richard Ashcroft3

Article first published online: 10 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1002/CHI.739

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Children & Society

Children & Society

Volume 17, Issue 2, pages 113–125, April 2003

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Goodenough, T., Williamson, E., Kent, J. and Ashcroft, R. (2003), ‘What did you think about that?’ Researching children's perceptions of participation in a longitudinal genetic epidemiological study. Children & Society, 17: 113–125. doi: 10.1002/CHI.739

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  1. 1

    Centre For Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol

  2. 2

    University of the West of England, Bristol

  3. 3

    Imperial College, University of London

* *Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol, 73 St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BH, UK. E-mail: Trudy.Goodenough@Bristol.ac.uk

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