Children's rights: A decade of dispute

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 100-107

  Lowden, Jacqueline ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Children's rights; Competence; Consent; Ethics; Health care; Law; Treatment; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 0036356411     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02049.x     Document Type: Article

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