title: Ethical issues in paediatric practice - part I: general principles.
abstract: Clinical problems with ethical implications pose an ever increasing dilemma in everyday medical practice, and this is particularly the case with ethical issues involving children and those unable to take their own decisions. In this editorial we shall review some of the general principles that guide medical ethical problems.
authors.affiliation: Chairman, Dept. of Paediatrics, St. Luke's Hospital, Malta and Academic Head, Dept. of Paediatrics, University of Malta Medical School.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Attard-Montalto