@article{Leal_Brito_Gouveia_Varandas_Ferreira_2011, place={Lisbon, Portugal}, title={Iatrogeny in paediatrics: reconsider attitudes.}, volume={24}, url={https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1606}, DOI={10.20344/amp.1606}, abstractNote={Iatrogeny is a pathologic condition caused in a patient in the different stages of a medical act. In the United States, it is the fourth cause of death but in Portugal, data are not yet available. Though different from medical error, it is still a taboo subject for health care providers. The authors report a case of relational, diagnostic and therapeutic iatrogeny with serious consequences for the patient. Doctors have a fundamental role in reducing morbidity and mortality due to iatrogenic causes; they have the duty to question and reconsider diagnosis and treatments, keeping an alert attitude and self-criticism in order to identify potential iatrogenic interventions or to correct it as soon as possible.}, number={2}, journal={Acta Médica Portuguesa}, author={Leal, Ema and Brito, Maria João and Gouveia, Catarina and Varandas, Luís and Ferreira, Gonçalo Cordeiro}, year={2011}, month={Apr.}, pages={375–8} }