Minors’ Rights to Consent to Medical Care

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 257, Issue 24, 1987, Pages 3400-3402

  Holder, Angela R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENTS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AUTONOMY; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DRUG ABUSE; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL RIGHTS; MINORS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REMUNERATION; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MEDICINE; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023187393     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1987.03390240106033     Document Type: Article

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