Obligation of clinicians to treat unwilling children and young people: An ethical discussion

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 677-681

  Zutlevics, T L ^a,b   Henning, P H ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical ethics; Competency; Moral duties; Obligation; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PEDIATRICS; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHICS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33644865773     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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