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Children, Gillick competency and consent for involvement in research
- David Hunter, Lecturer in Bioethics, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA; d.hunter3{at}ulster.ac.uk
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Children, Gillick competency and consent for involvement in research
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- Received August 1, 2006
- Revised October 9, 2006
- Accepted October 12, 2006
- First published October 30, 2007.
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October 30, 2007
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2007 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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