Consent for the examination or treatment of teenagers

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 458-462

  Vernon, Bryan ^a   Welbury, Janet ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Children's Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Confidentiality; Decision making; Ethics medical; Informed consent; Negotiating; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTECTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0036883524     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cupe.2002.0332     Document Type: Article

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