Necropsies in African children: Consent dilemmas for parents and guardians

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 463-467

  Lishimpi, K ^a   Chintu, C ^a   Lucas, S ^c   Mudenda, V ^a   Kaluwaji, J ^a   Story, A ^b   Maswahu, D ^a   Bhat, G ^a   Nunn, A J ^d   Zumla, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Children; Consent; Necropsy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD DEATH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STAFF TRAINING; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0034753535     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.6.463     Document Type: Article

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