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Monday, November 23, 2009

Witnessed resuscitation: staff issues and benefits to parents.

29 Jun 2009 Should relatives be made welcome in a resuscitation room to witness emergency medical treatment of a family member? This is a major issue in emergency departments worldwide. Attitudes of staff and relatives are mixed, and the benefits suggest ... Read more...

Guidelines for managing conscientious objection to blood transfusion.

29 Jun 2009 Parents sometimes deny their children blood transfusion because of their religious beliefs. The Japanese Joint Committee on the Refusal of Blood Transfusion on Religious Grounds asserts that the health and life of every child younger than 15 years ... Read more...

Policy statement--Role of the pediatrician in youth violence prevention.

9 Jun 2009 Youth violence continues to be a serious threat to the health of children and adolescents in the United States. It is crucial that pediatricians clearly define their role and develop the appropriate skills to address this threat effectively. From a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Child Advocacy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Child protection and the health professional: mandatory responding is our duty. 5 Sep 2009
• [Professor Hofvander is completely right about circumcision] 30 Aug 2009
• A moral imperative for children. 24 Aug 2009
• [Information for minors and parental authority] 30 Jul 2009
• Protecting Pakistan's children. 9 Jul 2009
• Speak as one united voice and children will listen! 29 Jun 2009
• Witnessed resuscitation: staff issues and benefits to parents. 29 Jun 2009
• Guidelines for managing conscientious objection to blood transfusion. 29 Jun 2009
• Professionals Against Child Abuse express support for David Southall. 11 Jun 2009
• Policy statement--Role of the pediatrician in youth violence prevention. 9 Jun 2009
• Indian slum children in Western cinema: sensitive portrayal of stark reality or crass exploitation? 30 May 2009
• When neonatal ICU infants participate in research: special protections for special subjects. 30 May 2009
• [The roundabout way of the circumcision] 30 May 2009
• Community-based advocacy training: applying asset-based community development in resident education. 30 May 2009
• Receipt of special education services following elementary school grade retention. 30 May 2009
• Urgent: a UK commission on child protection. 28 May 2009
• Legal and social service responses to child sexual abuse: a primer and discussion of relevant research. 29 Apr 2009
• Mother of the nation honoured. 29 Apr 2009
• The role of the dental team in child protection--a review. 29 Apr 2009
• The rights of Indigenous children around the world - still far from a reality. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Child Advocacy'

Definition: Promotion and protection of the rights of children; frequently through a legal process.

Descriptor UI: D002651

Alternative terms: Child Advocacy; Advocacies, Child; Advocacy, Child; Child Advocacies;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.473.300; I01.880.787.293.350; N03.706.437.300;

History Note: 75

Technical Notes: rights of children; check also tag CHILD or specific