Outcome study of minors after parental refusal of paramedic transport

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 278-283

  Seltzer, Andrew G ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a   Chan, Theodore C ^a   Fisher, Roger ^b   Dunford, James V ^a,b  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Affairs Medical Center San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Against medical advice; Minors; Paramedic; Pediatrics; Prehospital; Refusal of transport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0034956071     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120190939797     Document Type: Article

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