Ethical issues concerning consent in obtaining children's reports on their experience of violence

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 969-977

  Cashmore, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Consent; Ethical considerations; Participation; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COURT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33749237356     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.05.004     Document Type: Note

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