Consent in children: Legal and ethical issues

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 78-81

  Clayton, Michael ^a  

^a HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Consent; Ethics; Law; Rights

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PARENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034211647     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136749350000400208     Document Type: Review

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