Recognizing adolescents' 'evolving capacities' to exercise choice in reproductive healthcare

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-21

  Cook, R ^a   Dickens, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent reproductive health; Adolescents' evolving capacities; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Human rights of children; Parentalism; Paternalism; Sexuality education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILDBIRTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034237815     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00220-4     Document Type: Article

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