Addressing ethical dilemmas in the clinical care of adolescents: An international view

Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 949-960

  Michaud, Pierre André ^a   Berg Kelly, Kristina ^b   Macfarlane, Aidan ^c   Renteria, Saira Christine ^a   Wyss, Danielle ^a   Benaroyo, Lazare ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b not available   (Sweden)

^c Independent International Consulting in Strategic Planning Child and Adolescent Health Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICINE; PARENT; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MEDICINE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77954255159     PISSN: 19344287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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