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Research dedicated to children: SwissPedNet with its international links overcomes key barriers to proper research in paediatrics.
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Research dedicated to children: SwissPedNet with its international links overcomes key barriers to proper research in paediatrics.

  • Wenger P Swiss Clinical Trial Organisation (SCTO), Basel, Switzerland.
  • Frey U University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
  • Nadal D University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
  • 2014-09-26
Published in:
  • Swiss medical weekly. - 2014
Biomedical Research
Cooperative Behavior
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Internationality
Pediatrics
Switzerland
English Conducting clinical studies in the paediatric population is complex and difficult. Paediatricians deal with a vulnerable population, which primarily needs protection and where patient numbers are always low. In addition, the pharmaceutical industry often demonstrates lack of interest due to the small and non-rewarding market. Public awareness for the need of paediatric research is likewise limited. This results in lack of funding for academic studies. In Switzerland, there is a new initiative that strives to overcome the given barriers and hurdles. SwissPedNet is still in a start-up phase, but it is now ready for all collaborations of interest and keen to work together with all stakeholders on the medical progress and improvement of paediatric clinical research with the overall goal of implementing evidence-based medicine for our children (www.swisspednet.ch).
Language
  • English
Open access status
gold
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https://sonar.ch/global/documents/263419
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