Recognizing and responding to medical neglect

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1385-1389

  Jenny, Carole ^c   Christian, Cindy ^c   Hibbard, Roberta A ^c   Kellogg, Nancy D ^c   Spivak, Betty S ^c   Stirling Jr , John ^c   Corwin, David L ^a   Mercy, James ^b   Hurley, Tammy Piazza ^c  

^a American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cultural competency; Health literacy; Medical neglect; Physician patient relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SAFETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISORIENTATION; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGLECT; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; PARENTS;

EID: 36849091398     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2903     Document Type: Article

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