Child consent in south african law: Implications for researchers, service providers and policy-makers

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-249

  Strode, Ann ^a   Slack, Catherine ^a   Essack, Zaynab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CONSENT; CIRCUMCISION; CONTRACEPTION; CUSTODY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUVENILE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGERY;

EID: 77950415366     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.3609     Document Type: Article

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