Legal aspects of consent to treatment in children

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 469-473

  Al Samsam, Rim H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

informed consent; mature minors; medical treatment; parental consent; refusal of treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 52049109858     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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