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Record 1 2009-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Psychology
  • Ethics and Morals
CONT

The implications for genetic-counseling practice appear to be the following: for adolescents, pediatric assent calls for the adaptation of informed decision making to the developmental capacity of the adolescent.

CONT

In addition, pediatric practice tends to support the involvement of children in many clinical decisions, commensurate with the child's developmental capacity, with the recognition that in many cases treatment must be pursued even when meaningful assent cannot be obtained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Éthique et Morale

Spanish

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