Children's participation rights: Voicing opinions in inpatient care

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-97

  Lefrancois, Brenda A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent mental health; Children's rights; Inpatient care; Participation rights; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 34547110114     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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