Concluding comments: Maximizing good patient care and minimizing potential liability when considering complementary and alternative medicine

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages

  Gilmour, Joan ^a   Harrison, Christine ^b   Vohra, Sunita ^c,d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; Complementary therapies; Evidence based practice; Legal liability; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PARENTS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STANDARD OF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80355143101     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2720K     Document Type: Review

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