Please don't call my mom: Pediatric consent and confidentiality

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-246

  Bruce, Courtenay R ^a   Berg, Stacey L ^b   McGuire, Amy L ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIVACY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64549143355     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808328542     Document Type: Note

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