Conflicts between religious or spiritual beliefs and pediatric care: Informed refusal, exemptions, and public funding

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 962-965

  Antommaria, Armand H Matheny ^a   Weise, Kathryn L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Exemption; Informed refusal; Medical neglect; Pediatrics; Religion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; PAIN; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DECISION MAKING; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84887123990     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2716     Document Type: Article

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