Taking children seriously: What’s so important about assent?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 25-26

  Diekema, Douglas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; BENEFICENCE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; NOTE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BENEFICENCE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NONTHERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 16644398474     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/152651603322614481     Document Type: Note

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