Legal Issues in Dismissing Unvaccinated Patients.

Am J Nurs

Edie Brous is a nurse and attorney in New York City and Pennsylvania, and the coordinator of Legal Clinic. Contact author: The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Published: June 2018

: Even small proportions of parents refusing vaccines have important consequences.

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