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.