Pediatric Discharge Against Medical Advice: Experience from a Nigerian Secondary Healthcare Institution

Pediatric Discharge Against Medical Advice: Experience from a Nigerian Secondary Healthcare Institution

Background and Objective: Often, discharge of children against medical advice has a negative effect on the well-being of the patient. To determine the prevalence of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among hospitalized children and examine the reasons given by parents/guardians for such dischar...

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Main Author: Alphonsus N. Onyiriuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
Subjects:
Children
Discharge Against Medical Aadvice (DAMA)
Hospital Fees
Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-282&slc_lang=en&sid=1

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