title: Ethics of refusal to treat patients as a social statement.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Health Policy and Medical Ethics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jwjones@bcm.tmc.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: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D028681:Moral Obligations; D011057:Politics; D024382:Professional Role; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012922:Social Change; D014481:United States; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods