Ethical issues in the daily medical care of children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-86

  Kurz, R ^a,b   Gill, D ^a,b   Mjones, S ^a,b   Crawley, P ^b   LoGiudice, M ^b   Grosek, S ^b   Costa, A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMPATHY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RIGHT TO LIFE; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TRUST; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 29744455853     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-0002-2     Document Type: Review

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