Psychiatry and Psychology

Refusal to Participate

Refusal to take part in activities or procedures that are requested or expected of an individual. This may include refusal by HEALTH PERSONNEL to participate in specific medical procedures or refusal by PATIENTS or members of the public to take part in clinical trials or health promotion programs.

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Abstract

Refusal to take part in activities or procedures that are requested or expected of an individual. This may include refusal by HEALTH PERSONNEL to participate in specific medical procedures or refusal by PATIENTS or members of the public to take part in clinical trials or health promotion programs.

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1 entry terms
  • Participate, Refusal to

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2004; use DISSENT AND DISPUTES 2003

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  1. F02w.463w.785w.373w.476w.850

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Refusal to Participate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045808. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045808
  2. Refusal to Participate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69902686