CHILDREN ON HUNGER STRIKE - CHILD-ABUSE OR LEGITIMATE PROTEST

Authors
MOK A NELSON EAS
Citation
A. Mok et Eas. Nelson, CHILDREN ON HUNGER STRIKE - CHILD-ABUSE OR LEGITIMATE PROTEST, BMJ. British medical journal, 312(7029), 1996, pp. 501-502
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
BMJ. British medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
09598138
Volume
312
Issue
7029
Year of publication
1996
Pages
501 - 502
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-8138(1996)312:7029<501:COHS-C>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The issue of children on hunger strike (voluntary total fasting) has n ot been reported before. The World Medical Association Declaration of Tokyo 1975 and the Declaration of Malta 1991 (revised 1992) provide cl inicians with guidelines for the management of adult patients on hunge r strike(12) but do not mention children. We report the management of 14 Vietnamese children, aged 1 to 12 years, who took part in a hunger strike at a refugee detention centre in Hong Kong.