Informed consent for uninsured services: A primary care perspective on the new childhood vaccines

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 877-879

  Paterson, J Michael ^a,b   Neimanis, Ieva M ^a   Goebel, Cindy R ^a   Kraftcheck, Daniel J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

BUDGET; CANADA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MORBIDITY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; POLIOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 5644298818     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031738     Document Type: Note

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