"Refusal to Treat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016079
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.727.605 N05.300.100.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Refusal to Treat" by people in Profiles.
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Why the Post-Roe Era Requires Protecting Conscientious Provision as We Protect Conscientious Refusal in Health Care. AMA J Ethics. 2022 Sep 01; 24(9):E906-912.
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Conscience, tolerance, and pluralism in health care. Theor Med Bioeth. 2019 Dec; 40(6):507-521.
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Tolerance, Professional Judgment, and the Discretionary Space of the Physician. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2017 Jan; 26(1):18-31.
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Why conscientious objection merits respect. CMAJ. 2016 08 09; 188(11):822-3.
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Whose Choice? Developing a Unifying Ethical Framework for Conscience Laws in Health Care. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 08; 128(2):391-395.
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US primary care physicians' opinions about conscientious refusal: a national vignette experiment. J Med Ethics. 2016 Feb; 42(2):80-4.
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Obstetrician-gynaecologists' opinions about conscientious refusal of a request for abortion: results from a national vignette experiment. J Med Ethics. 2011 Dec; 37(12):711-4.
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Conscientious refusals to refer: findings from a national physician survey. J Med Ethics. 2011 Jul; 37(7):397-401.
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When physicians forego the doctor-patient relationship, should they elect to self-prescribe or curbside? An empirical and ethical analysis. J Med Ethics. 2010 Jan; 36(1):19-23.
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Rehabilitation team disagreement: guidelines for resolution. PM R. 2009 Dec; 1(12):1091-7.