Legal and ethical issues relating to use of complementary therapies in pediatric hematology/oncology

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-193

  Cohen, Michael H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative; Complementary; Integrative; Legal; Liability; Malpractice; Negligence; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NEGLECT; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 33646900251     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000210401.28685.57     Document Type: Review

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