Development of children's assent documents using a child-centred approach

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-28

  Ford, Karen ^a   Sankey, Judy ^a   Crisp, Jackie ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child centred research; Children's assent; Ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; ETHICS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 34248563214     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493507073058     Document Type: Article

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