What limits, if any, should be placed on a parent's right to consent and/or refuse to consent to medical treatment for their child?

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-285

  Birchley, Giles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best interests; Children; Parental rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PEDIATRICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT RIGHTS; PEDIATRICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77956440942     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2010.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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