Hospitals and complementary and alternative medicine: Managing responsibilities, risk, and potential liability

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

Complementary therapies; Hospitals; Organization policy; Policy making

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CHILD; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80355142281     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2720I     Document Type: Article

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