Hagger, Lynn.

The child as vulnerable patient : protection and empowerment / Lynn Hagger. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2009. - xvi, 252 p. ; 25 cm. - Medical law and ethics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The importance of protecting and empowering children -- The law and children's autonomy -- Parental responsibility and children's health care treatment -- Confidentiality and children -- Genetic testing and counselling : the paradigm case for family medicine? -- Negligence and complaints -- Children in research -- Children's participation and foundation trusts : some new opportunities? -- Concluding remarks.

9780754672524 (hbk.) 0754672522 (hbk.) 9780754691297 (ebook) 0754691292 (ebook)

2009001726


Child health services--Law and legislation--England.
Children's rights--England.

KD3405.C48 / H34 2009

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