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British Medical Journal. Teenage confidence and consent. BMJ 1985;290:144–5

British Medical Journal. Treatment without consent: intervention by the court. BMJ 1985;290:1408–9

Cooper DE . Trust. J Med Ethics 1985;11:92–3

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General Medical Council. Confidentiality: Protecting and Providing Information. London: GMC, 2004

British Medical Association. BMA comments on Gillick Judgement. BMJ 1985;291:1209

Dyer C . Contraceptives and the under 16s: House of Lords ruling. BMJ 1985;291:1208–9

Gillick V . Contraception for the under 16s. BMJ 1992;304:845

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Paintin D . Confidentiality, contraception and young people. BMJ 1994;308:657

Gillick V . Confidentiality, contraception and young people. BMJ 1994;308:342–3

Department of Health and Social Security. Family Planning Services for Young People. HC(86)1. London: DHSS, 1986

Fisher-Jeffes L , Barton C , Finlay F . Clinician's knowledge of informed consent. J Med Ethics 2007;33:181–4

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PHLS, DHSS & PS and the Scottish ISD(D)5 Collaborative Group. Sexually Transmitted Infections in the UK: New Episodes Seen at Genitourinary Medicine Clinics, 1995 to 2000. London: Public Health Laboratory Service, 2001

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General Medical Council. 0–18 Years: Guidance for All Doctors. London: GMC, 2007

General Medical Council. Consent: Patients and Doctors Making Decisions Together. London: GMC, 2008

British Medical Association. Consent, Rights and Choices in Health Care for Children and Young People. London: BMJ Books, 2001

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