title: Nonabandonment: a central obligation for physicians.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Quill
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Cassel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States