title: The surgeon's obligations to the noncompliant patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65212, USA. jonesjw@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Richman
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003657:Decision Making; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012941:Social Responsibility; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods