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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Introduction: Considering the global prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a vaccine is being developed to control the disease as a complementary solution to hygiene measures—and better, in social terms, than social distancing.
Arcadio A. Cerda, Leidy Y. García
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The quality of informed consent from nurses’ and hospitalized patients’ points of view in Iran: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Nursing Reports in Clinical PracticeInformed consent constitutes a fundamental aspect of patient rights. How informed consent is procured significantly influences patient satisfaction during the treatment and care continuum and contributes to decreased mortality associated with high-risk ...
Naser Mozaffari +3 more
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The NHS refuses treatment [PDF]
Medico-Legal Journal, 2019 This article considers situations where treatment is refused and whether this is reasonable taking into account statutory duties, efficacy of treatment, the role and advice of NICE, local and general resources. What should be the priorities for treatment?
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Responding to Categorical Denial, Refusal, and Treatment Drop-Out
, 2016 This chapter examines the reasons why sex offenders refuse to participate in or drop out of treatment, or maintain their denial of responsibility. Our argument is that there are most often understandable reasons for each of these offender responses and ...
Nicholas Blagden, Jayson Ware
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Fatores que interferem na adesão terapêutica medicamentosa em hipertensos
Einstein (São Paulo)OBJETIVO: Caracterizar os fatores que interferem na adesão terapêutica medicamentosa de portadores de hipertensão arterial. MÉTODOS: Estudo de caráter descritivo, de natureza não experimental, que analisou uma amostra de 80 pacientes com diagnóstico de ...
Ana Carolina Queiroz Godoy Daniel +1 more
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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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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari +5 more
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Personal values and cancer treatment refusal
, 2000 This pilot study explores the reasons patients have for refusing chemotherapy, and the ways oncologists respond to them. Our hypothesis, generated from interviews with patients and oncologists, is that an ethical approach that views a refusal as an ...
Huijer, Marli +3 more
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Journal of the International AIDS SocietyIntroduction Existing studies on treatment refusal towards people with HIV (PWH) lack focus on the Chinese context and key factors. We aimed to elucidate the prevalence, correlates and solutions to PWH being refused treatment for diseases not related to ...
Yuqing Hu +11 more
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Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2021 Cancer patients are interested in complementary and alternative therapies. Providing complementary therapies to them should be based on the four principles of medical ethics.
Mahboobeh Saber
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