A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND

Treatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse treatment is often complex.It is our responsibility to try and understand this process of decision making and the underlying reasons for treatmentrefusal. Many of these reasons are often rational in the c...

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Main Authors: Robert Chen, SF Tong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2007-01-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2007v2n3/pdf/patient_refused_medical_advice.pdf