Whose Child Is It Anyway? Resolving Parent-Physician Conflict in the NICU Setting

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 373-380

  Jasper, Jill ^a   Clark, William D ^a   Cabrera Meza, Gerardo ^a   Berseth, Carol Lynn ^a   Fernandes, Caraciolo J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Neonate; Refusal of treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; OXYGEN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PNEUMONIA; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0344443838     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45284     Document Type: Article

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