Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Informed Consent By Minors

Voluntary authorization by a person not of usual legal age for diagnostic or investigative procedures, or for medical and surgical treatment. (from English A, Shaw FE, McCauley MM, Fishbein DB Pediatrics 121:Suppl Jan 2008 pp S85-7).

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Voluntary authorization by a person not of usual legal age for diagnostic or investigative procedures, or for medical and surgical treatment. (from English A, Shaw FE, McCauley MM, Fishbein DB Pediatrics 121:Suppl Jan 2008 pp S85-7).

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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2011

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  • Informed Consent (1978-2010)

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  1. I01w.880w.604.473w.650w.718w.500
  2. I01w.880w.604.583w.427w.384
  3. N03w.706.437w.650w.312w.500
  4. N03w.706.535w.489w.384

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Informed Consent By Minors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057828. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057828
  2. Informed Consent By Minors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69996368