Including children in medical decisions and treatments: Perceptions and practices of healthcare providers

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 533-539

  Vaknin, O ^a   Zisk Rony, R Y ^a,b,c  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child inclusion; Everyday interventions; Healthcare provider perceptions; Routine treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79958231704     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01153.x     Document Type: Article

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