Parental authority and pediatric bioethical decision making

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 553-572

  Cherry, Mark J ^a  

^a ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"Convention on the Rights of the Child"; parental authority; pediatric bioethics; pediatric decision making; United Nations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77958613267     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq043     Document Type: Article

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