Treating Children Whose Parents Refuse to Have Them Vaccinated

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2012 English Publisher:American Medical Association (AMA)Journal:AMA Journal of Ethics, volume 14, pages 17-22 (eissn: 2376-6980,

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Authors: Kimberly, Insel;

doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.1.ccas3-1201

pmid: 23116911

Treating Children Whose Parents Refuse to Have Them Vaccinated

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Abstract

Rather than turning away children whose parents refuse to have them vaccinated, pediatricians should engage the parents in discussion about the importance and safety of vaccination.

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Keywords

Physician-Patient Relations, Contraindications, Mass Vaccination, Risk Assessment, Vulnerable Populations, United States, Disease Outbreaks, Minors, Treatment Refusal, Communicable Disease Control, Humans, Ethics, Medical, Parental Consent, Child, Physician's Role, Health Education

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