Adolescent consent: choosing the right path

Adolescent consent: choosing the right path

Hester CJ

Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs

2004

PedPal Lit; Adolescent Child Child Welfare/legislation & jurisprudence Ethics; Research Government Regulation Guidelines HumansInformed Consent/ethics/legislation & jurisprudenceResearch Subjects/legislation & jurisprudence United States

The aims of this article are to summarize the reports from various organizations and existing research applicable to the concept of adolescent consent, and to assemble guidelines to aid in consent decisions for research that focuses on adolescents. The regulations from the United States Department of Health and Human Service and the National Commission for Protection of Human Subjects are reviewed, along with legal, ethical, and research-based issues associated with obtaining consent from adolescents. A set of guidelines has been compiled to provide direction for the appropriate consent process with this special population.

2004

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