Reversal of fortune--Re A (Conjoined Twins) and beyond: who should make treatment decisions on behalf of young children?
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Colchester, UK. The author would like to thank Jürgen Wellner and the editors of the Health Law Journal for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of this article. See the discussion by J. Fortin, Children’s Rights and the Developing Law (London: Butterworths, 1998) at 252. Reversal of Fortune – Re A (Conjoined Twins) and Beyond: Who Should Make Treatment Decisions on Behalf of Young Children?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Health law journal
دوره 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001