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Descriptor English:
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Refusal to Treat
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Negativa al Tratamiento
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Recusa do Médico a Tratar
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Synonyms English:
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Abandonment, Patient
Patient Abandonment
Physician Refusal to Treat
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Tree Number:
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N04.590.233.727.605
N05.300.100.675
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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refusal of a health professional to treat a patient: do not confuse with PATIENT REFUSAL OF TREATMENT see TREATMENT REFUSAL
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History Note English:
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91
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Record Number:
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29106
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Unique Identifier:
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D016079
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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