What is it about?
Parents as active participants in their child's health. The impact of new technology in the parent and doctor relationship. Paternalism and parents as decision makers.
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This article explores the role of parents as active participants in their child's health care. It also identifies the challenges that technology and access to knowledge may present in the parent and doctor relationship.
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This page is a summary of: Hippocrates and the smart phone: The evolving parent and doctor relationship, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13170.
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