When parents refuse consent to treatment for children and young persons

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 369-373

  Pinnock, Ralph ^a,b   Crosthwaite, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethics; Informed consent; Medical; Parental consent; Third party consent; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEW ZEALAND; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 22944471762     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00643.x     Document Type: Review

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