Blood transfusion in children: the refusal of Jehovah’s Witness parents’

Autor: Conti Adelaide, Capasso Emanuele, Casella Claudia, Fedeli Piergiorgio, Salzano Francesco Antonio, Policino Fabio, Terracciano Lucia, Delbon Paola
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Open Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 101-104 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2391-5463
DOI: 10.1515/med-2018-0016
Popis: In Italy, both parents have parental responsibility; as a general principle they have the power to give or withhold consent to medical procedures on their children, including consent for blood transfusion; however these rights are not absolute and exist only to promote the welfare of children.
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