Informed consent by children and adolescents to psychiatric treatment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 623-629

  Batten, Donald A ^a  

^a Delancey Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0029826423     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679609062657     Document Type: Article

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