An exploration of the ethical, legal and developmental issues in the care of an adolescent patient

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 592-595

  Summers, Daniel ^a   Alpert, Ivanya ^a   Rousseau Pierre, Thaina ^a   Minguez, Mara ^a   Manigault, Simone ^a   Edwards, Sharon ^a   Nucci, Anne ^a   Diaz, Angela ^a  

^a Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Cognitive development; Confidentiality; Ethics; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE, PHYSICIAN SERVICES; MINORS; NEW YORK CITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTAL CONSENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33744818443     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 00272507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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