Developing guidelines for medical students about the examination of patients under 18 years old

BMJ. 2005 Dec 10;331(7529):1384-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7529.1384.

Abstract

When the University of Oxford developed guidelines for medical students' examination of children, three areas were particularly problematic

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Informed Consent / ethics
  • Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Minors
  • Parents
  • Patient Escort Service
  • Physical Examination / ethics
  • Physical Examination / methods*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Professional-Patient Relations / ethics
  • Students, Medical