'When no means no' - adolescent right to refuse an elective surgical procedure: A case study
'When no means no' - adolescent right to refuse an elective surgical procedure: A case study
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O'Halloran Hill, S. Aust: Australian College of Operating Room Nurses
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O'Halloran Hill, S. Aust: Australian College of Operating Room Nurses
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At law, adults are presumed to have legal competency to provide consent for or refusal to consent to health care treatments unless they have cognitive impairment. But what of the adolescent who is, at law, a child but who refuses to undergo elective surgical treatment? This paper discusses the issues surrounding the case of Keith, a 14-year-old boy...
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'When no means no' - adolescent right to refuse an elective surgical procedure: A case study
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TN_cdi_proquest_reports_2069492655
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_reports_2069492655
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1448-7535,2209-1092
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2209-1092
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10.26550/2209-1092.1014
