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Adolescent autonomy revisited: clinicians need clearer guidance
- Correspondence to Dr Joe Brierley, Critical Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N3JH, UK; joe.brierley{at}gosh.nhs.uk
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Adolescent autonomy revisited: clinicians need clearer guidance
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- Received October 30, 2014
- Revised February 18, 2016
- Accepted February 26, 2016
- First published March 21, 2016.
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July 26, 2016
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