Informed consent? A child's right to autonomy

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 101-104

  Drake, Claire ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duty; Ethics; Gillick competence; Informed consent; Professional responsibility; UKCC

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REVIEW;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CHILD; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 0035469213     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136749350100500302     Document Type: Review

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