What are the ethical and legal considerations when your patient refuses the standard of care?

Tara L. Braun; Viraat Patel; Harry Dao; Theodore Rosen

doi:10.5070/d3258045125

What are the ethical and legal considerations when your patient refuses the standard of care?

Tara L. Braun
, Viraat Patel
, Harry Dao
, Theodore Rosen

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Original language	English
Article number	5
Journal	Dermatology Online Journal
Volume	25
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5070/d3258045125
State	Published - Aug 15 2019
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Dermatology

Keywords

Imiquimod
Infiltrative basal cell carcinoma
Medical ethics
Mohs micrographic surgery
Off-label use
Standard of care
Off-Label Use
Standard of Care
Humans
Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
Refusal to Treat/ethics
Informed Consent
Skin Neoplasms/pathology
Treatment Refusal/ethics
Basal Cell Carcinoma/pathology
Mohs Surgery
Imiquimod/therapeutic use
Female
Aged
Dermatologists
Referral and Consultation
Patient Transfer

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