Shots Are Not Abusive

I feel compelled to comment upon Dr. Gorlick's letter to the editor in the November 1975 issue of Pediatrics (page 839). As director of a Children and Youth Program, I do not feel that, in any way, I am abusing a child by adequately treating him for an infectious disease. As director of a progr...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1977-09, Vol.60 (3), p.384-384
Main Author: Zanga, Joseph R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:I feel compelled to comment upon Dr. Gorlick's letter to the editor in the November 1975 issue of Pediatrics (page 839). As director of a Children and Youth Program, I do not feel that, in any way, I am abusing a child by adequately treating him for an infectious disease. As director of a program which makes widespread use of family intervention,1 I can easily document the number of pills which remain on families' shelves long after their useful life; consequently, I can document the many unresolved cases of streptococcal pharyngitis, otitis media, impetigo, and the like.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.60.3.384