Acronyms Confuse Everyone: combating the use of acronyms to describe paediatric research studies

J Paediatr Child Health. 2014 Oct;50(10):756-8. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12603. Epub 2014 Jun 6.

Authors

Alan F Isles¹, John H Pearn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 24905951
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12603

No abstract available

Keywords: acronymophilia; acronyms; bioethics; clinical trial research; coercion; therapeutic misconception.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Abbreviations as Topic*
Biomedical Research
Clinical Trials as Topic / ethics*
Humans
Pediatrics*