Informed consent, informed refusal, and informed choices.
2003
Julien H Meyer
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007258
Informed Consent
Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.
Consent, Informed
D002755
Choice Behavior
The act of making a selection among two or more alternatives, usually after a period of deliberation.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016312
Treatment Refusal
Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
Avoidance of Health Care,Avoidance of Healthcare,Avoided Health Care,Avoided Healthcare,Health Care Avoidance,Healthcare Avoidance,Patient Refusal of Treatment,Refusal of Treatment,Anesthesia Refusal,Patient Elopement,Anesthesia Refusals,Elopement, Patient,Refusal, Anesthesia,Refusals, Anesthesia,Treatment Refusals
May 2013,
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