Reactions of pediatricians to refusals of medical treatment for minors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-132

  Talati, Erin D ^a   Lang, Colleen Walsh ^a   Ross, Lainie Friedman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; End of life; Informed consent; Parent adolescent congruence; Physician attitudes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; DECISION MAKING; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; AGE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955672376     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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