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Children and consent: the key issues
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 36 - 38
Swansea University Author:
Angela Smith
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DOI (Published version): 10.12968/bjnn.2018.14.1.36
Abstract
In this first article of two, the author considers some of the legal issues surrounding the matter of consent in healthcare when a patient has not yet reached the age of maturity. This article specifically considers children of tender years as to who can agree to treatment of a child of tender years...
| Published in: | British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing |
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| ISSN: | 1747-0307 2052-2800 |
| Published: |
2018
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39306 |
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| Abstract: |
In this first article of two, the author considers some of the legal issues surrounding the matter of consent in healthcare when a patient has not yet reached the age of maturity. This article specifically considers children of tender years as to who can agree to treatment of a child of tender years and also looks at when there may be disagreement between those with parental responsibility as regards treatment and also when there may be disagreement between those with parental responsibility and the medical profession. |
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| Keywords: |
Children, consent, tender years, parental responsibility, disagreement |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Issue: |
1 |
| Start Page: |
36 |
| End Page: |
38 |