Overriding parents' medical decisions for their children: A systematic review of normative literature

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 448-452

  McDougall, Rosalind J ^a   Notini, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LITERATURE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84902673147     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101446     Document Type: Article

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