Is Bloodstream Infection Preventable Among Premature Infants? A Tale of Two Cities
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 115 (6) , 1513-1518
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-1785
Abstract
Objective. Studies spanning nearly 4 decades demonstrate that doctors ignore or dismiss many patient bids for discussion of psychosocial topics. We sought to understand characteristics of doctors, patients, and visits in which this occurs.Keywords
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