title: What is our duty to a "hateful" patient? Differing approaches to a disruptive dialysis patient.
authors.affiliation: Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Levinsky
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: D Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016312:Treatment Refusal