The Legal and Ethical Status of Children in Health Care in the UK

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-199

  Baxter, Rosario ^a   Long, Ann ^a   Sines, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

best interests; children; informed consent; rights

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDREN ACT 1989 (GREAT BRITAIN); DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILDREN ACT 1989 (GREAT BRITAIN); DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MINORS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 0032062853     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096973309800500302     Document Type: Article

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