Ethical and human rights perspectives on providers' obligation to ensure adolescents' rights to privacy

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-252

  Ringheim, Karin ^a  

^a Global Health Council   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 36949032121     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2007.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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