Making the right decision: Benjamin Franklin's son dies of smallpox in 1736

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 478-480

  Best, M ^a   Katamba, A ^b   Neuhauser, D ^b  

^a LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SMALLPOX;

BOSTON; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION TREES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMOUS PERSONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VACCINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 37749030216     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.023465     Document Type: Short Survey

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