Across much of modern health research, children are measured—but not always heard. For much of the past half-century, health research has prioritized the quantitative—numbers, test results, trial outcomes, statistical significance—driving remarkable advances in medicine. Yet in a new analysis, researchers argue quantitative methods cannot fully capture the lived experience, needs and preferences of patients, a limitation that becomes especially clear in pediatric health.
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