Ethical Considerations When Referring Patients for a Higher Level of Care

Jenny Kingsley, Gitanjli Arora, Ian Wolfe, Catherine D. Shubkin, Amy E. Caruso Brown

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DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2025-008755
Published: 2026-06-09
Container: Hospital Pediatrics
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
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@article{allodium:10.1542/hpeds.2025-008755,
  title = {Ethical Considerations When Referring Patients for a Higher Level of Care},
  author = {Jenny Kingsley and Gitanjli Arora and Ian Wolfe and Catherine D. Shubkin and Amy E. Caruso Brown},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Hospital Pediatrics},
  doi = {10.1542/hpeds.2025-008755},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008755}
}

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AU  - Ian Wolfe
AU  - Catherine D. Shubkin
AU  - Amy E. Caruso Brown
PY  - 2026
JO  - Hospital Pediatrics
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Kingsley, J., Arora, G., Wolfe, I., Shubkin, C. D., & Brown, A. E. C. (2026). Ethical Considerations When Referring Patients for a Higher Level of Care. Hospital Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008755

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