Refusal to Treat

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.

Year introduced: 1991

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Tree Number(s): N04.590.233.727.605, N05.300.100.675

MeSH Unique ID: D016079

Entry Terms:

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

Previous Indexing:

• Attitude of Health Personnel (1968-1990)
• Continuity of Patient Care (1975-1990)
• Physician-Patient Relations (1966-1990)

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Services Administration
Patient Care Management
Comprehensive Health Care
Primary Health Care
Refusal to Treat
Conscientious Refusal to Treat

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Delivery of Health Care
Attitude of Health Personnel
Refusal to Treat
Conscientious Refusal to Treat