Parental Preference or Child Well-being: An Ethical Dilemma

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-63

  Turner, Helen N ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Culture; Ethical dilemma; Pediatric palliative care; Proteus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CANCER; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PROTEUS SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 73249149693     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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