title: The skilled specialist's ethical duty to treat.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Paola
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D026686:Beneficence; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors