Clinical dilemmas in children with life-limiting illnesses: Decision making and the law

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-247

  Wright, Barry ^a,e   Aldridge, J ^b   Wurr, K ^c   Sloper, T ^d   Tomlinson, H ^a   Miller, M ^b  

^a North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Martin House Children's Hospice ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Leeds Comm/Mental Hlth Serv Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e Adolescent and Family Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Decision making; Hospices; Informed consent; Law; Palliative care; Parental consent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC WARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 63549129593     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308099958     Document Type: Article

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