Children’s participation in decision-making: Balancing protection with shared decision-making using a situational perspective

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-319

  Coyne, Imelda ^a   Harder, Maria ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children's pain; Misconceptions; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHTS;

EID: 84860613427     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493511406570     Document Type: Article

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