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Preferred term

Refusal to Treat  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Abandonment, Patient
  • Patient Abandonment
  • Physician Refusal to Treat

Note

  • refusal of a health professional to treat a patient: do not confuse with PATIENT REFUSAL OF TREATMENT see TREATMENT REFUSAL

Scope note

  • Refusal of the health professional to initiate or continue treatment of a patient or group of patients. The refusal can be based on any reason. The concept is differentiated from PATIENT REFUSAL OF TREATMENT see TREATMENT REFUSAL which originates with the patient and not the health professional.

History note

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016079

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