Informed consent for children

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-208

  Ecoffey, Claude ^a,c   Dalens, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ethics; Informed consent; Paediatric anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037396755     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200304000-00015     Document Type: Review

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