"Munchausen by proxy syndrome": Not only pathological parenting but also problematic doctoring?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 130-132

  Jureidini, Jon N ^a   Shafer, Allan T ^b   Donald, Terence G ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CAREER; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 0012842812     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05104.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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