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ERIC Number: EJ274933
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Dec
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The Competency of Children and Adolescents to Make Informed Treatment Decisions.
Weithorn, Lois A.; Campbell, Susan B.
Child Development, v53 n6 p1589-98 Dec 1982
Tests the hypothesis that 14-year-olds do not differ from persons defined by law as adults in their capacity to provide competent informed consent and refusal for medical and psychological treatment. Results obtained from 96 subjects (ages 9, 14, 18, and 21) support this assumption. (MP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Competence, Decision Making Skills, Measures (Individuals)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Informed Consent; Medical Treatment; Psychological Treatment