First name
Monica
Last name
Richter

Title

A 6-month-old with vaccine-hesitant parents.

Year of Publication

2014

Number of Pages

526-30

Date Published

2014 Mar

ISSN Number

1098-4275

Abstract

<p>Many primary care pediatricians find vaccine hesitancy to be one of the most frustrating situations that they face. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children implicitly call into question an intervention that most pediatricians see as one of the safest and most effective health care interventions of all time. Many pediatricians respond by refusing to care for children whose parents refuse vaccines, and some may consider that the parent's refusal warrants referral to child protective services. We present a case in which a pediatrician faces this dilemma, with responses from pediatricians in academia and private practice.</p>

DOI

10.1542/peds.2013-2723

Alternate Title

Pediatrics

PMID

24515506

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