Leaving against medical advice of addicted to drugs in a Department of Infectious Diseases: Economical analysis

• Main Authors: Julia González (Author), Gloria Díaz (Author), Mª Angeles Torre (Author), Mercedes Galbaldón (Author), Teresa Mora (Author), Nuria Mira (Author), Margarita Ramírez (Author), Pascual Balsalobre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería, 2003-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Giving up health recommendations and care against medical advice is a setback that may happen in daily health work. In a pilot study made at the Department of Infectious Diseases in Hospital Gregorio Marañón (Madrid, Spain), during the first five months in 1998, the incidence of leaving against me...