Child Fatalities From Religion-motivated Medical Neglect
@article{Asser1998ChildFF, title={Child Fatalities From Religion-motivated Medical Neglect}, author={S. Asser and R. Swan}, journal={Pediatrics}, year={1998}, volume={101}, pages={625 - 629} }
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate deaths of children from families in which faith healing was practiced in lieu of medical care and to determine if such deaths were preventable.
[...] Key MethodDESIGN
Cases of child fatality in faith-healing sects were reviewed. Probability of survival for each was then estimated based on expected survival rates for children with similar disorders who receive medical care.
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