title: Context in shaping the ability of a child to assent to research.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University.
authors.forename: Conrad V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000523:psychology; D032882:Comprehension; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000523:psychology*; D016743:Mental Competency; D033281:Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment