Legal Guardians

"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.

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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.


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Below are the most recent publications written about "Legal Guardians" by people in Profiles.
  1. Evaluating Health Literacy in Families of Injured Children: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study at a Level One Pediatric Trauma Center. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jul; 59(7):1315-1318.
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  2. Context, humility, and caution in guardianship determination. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 11; 70(11):3058-3060.
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  3. Assessment of Prevalence of Adolescent Patient Portal Account Access by Guardians. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2124733.
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  4. Validation of a Parent-Reported Hospital-to-Home Transition Experience Measure. Pediatrics. 2020 02; 145(2).
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  5. Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument: translation into Portuguese and cross-cultural adaptation for use in Brazil. J Bras Pneumol. 2019 Jun 27; 45(3):e20180169.
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  6. The Ethics of Court-Mandated Cesarean Sections. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2018 09; 46(3):276-278.
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  7. Age and other risk factors related to reentry to care from kin guardian homes. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 05; 79:315-324.
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  8. Association of a Guardian's Report of a Child Acting Abnormally With Traumatic Brain Injury After Minor Blunt Head Trauma. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Dec; 169(12):1141-7.
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  9. Multiple Behavior Change Intervention to Improve Detection of Unmet Social Needs and Resulting Resource Referrals. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 16(2):168-74.
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  10. Parental and youth understanding of the informed consent process for pediatric endoscopy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Jun; 60(6):769-75.
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