Characteristics, survival, and related factors of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients refusing cancer treatments under a universal health insurance program [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. Few studies have addressed the causes and risks of treatment refusal in a universal health insurance setting.
Chang-Fang Chiu +6 more
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Physicians' evaluations of patients' decisions to refuse oncological treatment [PDF]
, 2005 OBJECTIVE: To gain insight into the standards of rationality that physicians use when evaluating patients' treatment refusals. DESIGN OF THE STUDY: Qualitative design with in depth interviews.
Kleffens, T van, Leeuwen, E
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Patient-reported reasons for declining or discontinuing statin therapy: Insights from the PALM registry [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Many adults eligible for statin therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention are untreated. Our objective was to investigate patient‐reported reasons for statin underutilization, including noninitiation, refusal, and discontinuation.Methods ...
Bradley, Corey K +10 more
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The necessity of treating the patient and the doctor's risk; Duty or authority in the treatment [PDF]
مطالعات فقه و حقوق اسلامی, 2023 According to the second paragraph of the single article of the Penal Law, refusing to help the injured and remove the danger to life (approved 3/5/1354), which shows the general rule in Iranian law and the similar rule in countries that are members of ...
Mohammad Abouata
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Components underlying sex offender treatment refusal: An exploratory analysis of the Treatment Refusal Scale - Sex Offender Version [PDF]
, 2014 Around half of sexual offenders in prison and community settings refuse to participate in sex offender treatment programmes; however the reasons for this remain largely unexplored.
Brown, Sarah J., Tully, R.
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¿Derecho a morir con dignidad?
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2008 El derecho a morir con dignidad es un concepto vago y que recibe múltiples interpretaciones, muchas de ellas inapropiadas. Se propone la necesidad de que sea el médico quien se haga responsable de proteger los derechos del paciente, de garantizar el uso ...
Álvaro Ruiz
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Characteristics and outcomes of school refusal in Hiroshima, Japan: proposals for network therapy. [PDF]
, 2004 The authors conducted a study on children undergoing treatment at major school refusal treatment centers in Hiroshima Prefecture. On the whole, school refusal in the prefecture was found to peak between 13 and 14 years of age.
Aoki, Shozo +3 more
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Pharmacy, 2023 Background: Oral anticoagulants (OACs) are prescribed to patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in order to lower stroke risk. However, patient refusal to commence OACs hinders effective anticoagulation.
Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes +5 more
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The relationship between cannabis outcome expectancies and cannabis refusal self-efficacy in a treatment population [PDF]
, 2013 Background and aims: Self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancies are central to Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). Alcohol studies demonstrate the theoretical and clinical utility of applying both SCT constructs.
Aarons +59 more
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Models of advance directives in mental health care: stakeholder views [PDF]
, 2004 <i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of the place of advance directives in mental health care. <i>Methods</i>: Postal survey of stakeholders was carried out to assess their views on different ...
Atkinson, J.M. +2 more
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