False belief and the refusal of medical treatment

May a doctor treat a patient, despite that patient's refusal, when in his professional opinion treatment is necessary? This is the dilemma which must from time to time confront most physicians. An examination of the validity of such a refusal is provided by the present authors who use the case...

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Authors: Faden, R. (Author) ; Faden, A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 1977
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1977, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 133-136
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