Policy statement - Use of chaperones during the physical examination of the pediatric patient

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 991-993

  Curry, Edward S ^a   Hammer, Lawrence D ^a   Brown, Oscar W ^a   Laughlin, James J ^a   Lessin, Herschel R ^a   Simon, Geoffrey R ^a   Rodgers, Chadwick T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chaperone; Confidentiality; Physical examination; Privacy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; PARENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIVACY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955486657     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0322     Document Type: Short Survey

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