Court-mediated disputes between physicians and families over the medical care of children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 891-896

  Ridgway, Derry ^a  

^a Lineberry Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COURT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444369897     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.9.891     Document Type: Article

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