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Gillick competence: an inadequate guide to the ethics of involving adolescents in decision-making
- Correspondence to Dr Avraham Bart, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; avibart94{at}gmail.com
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Gillick competence: an inadequate guide to the ethics of involving adolescents in decision-making
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- Received January 16, 2023
- Accepted May 2, 2023
- First published May 11, 2023.
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February 20, 2024
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