Withholding Childhood Immunizations: A Parent's Right or a Child's Neglect?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Nationwide Children's Hospital-The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
² Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: sgospe@uw.edu.

Editorial

Pedro Weisleder et al. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec:113:80-81.

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.09.010. Epub 2020 Sep 28.

¹ Division of Neurology, Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Nationwide Children's Hospital-The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
² Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: sgospe@uw.edu.

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Comment on

Why Most Bad Decisions About Vaccines Do Not Constitute Child Neglect.
Salter EK, Ross LF. Salter EK, et al. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec;113:85-87. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.09.005. Epub 2020 Sep 17. Pediatr Neurol. 2020. PMID: 33109430 No abstract available.
Child Neglect by Any Other Name.
Roach ES. Roach ES. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Dec;113:82-84. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.09.006. Epub 2020 Sep 17. Pediatr Neurol. 2020. PMID: 33190689 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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