Challenges in reconciling best interest and parental exercise of autonomy in pediatric life-or-death situations

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-151

  Hagen, Eirik M ^a   Therkelsen, Øystein B ^a   Forde, Reidun ^b   Aasland, Olaf ^b,c   Janvier, Annie ^d   Hansen, Thor Willy Ruud ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84862754055     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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