Childhood immunization: When physicians and parents disagree

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages

  Gilmour, Joan ^a   Harrison, Christine ^b   Asadi, Leyla ^c   Cohen, Michael H ^d   Vohra, Sunita ^c,e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Fenton Nelson LLP   (United States)

^e STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health knowledge; Immunization; Physician patient relations; Practice; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPENSATION; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEAR; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MUMPS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80355130411     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2720E     Document Type: Article

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