"Legal Guardians" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A legal concept for individuals who are designated to act on behalf of persons who are considered incapable of acting in their own behalf, e.g., minors and persons found to be not mentally competent.
| Descriptor ID |
D007872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Legal Guardians- Legal Guardians
- Guardian, Legal
- Guardians, Legal
- Legal Guardian
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Legal Guardians" by people in Profiles.
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Patel PB, Gilchrist A, Cronan KM, Selbst SM. Adequacy of informed consent for lumbar puncture in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Oct; 26(10):739-41.
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Janofsky JS, Rovner BW. Prevalence of advance directives and guardianship in nursing home patients. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1993 Oct-Dec; 6(4):214-6.
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Selbst SM. Treating minors without their parents. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1985 Sep; 1(3):168-73.