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... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Comprehensive Health Care > Primary Health Care > Refusal to Treat
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Attitude > Attitude of Health Personnel > Refusal to Treat
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Delivery of Health Care > Attitude of Health Personnel > Refusal to Treat
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care > Attitude of Health Personnel > Refusal to Treat

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Refusal to Treat  

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Definition

  • 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.

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