Adolescents and informed consent: Ethical and legal issues

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-121

  Tillett, Jackie ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent consent; Adolescent pregnancy; Adolescent women

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING; PATERNITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 20444371895     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200504000-00007     Document Type: Review

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