Medical decision-making in children and adolescents: developmental and neuroscientific aspects

Petronella Grootens-Wiegers1,2, Irma Hein3, Jos M. van den Broek1,2, Martine C. de Vries4
1Athena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2Science Communication and Society, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
3Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and de Bascule, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4Department of Medical Ethics and Health Law, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

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