title: When the patient's family refuses care: a practical ethical dilemma.
authors: Rural Women's Social Education Centre Reproductive Health Clinic, 61, Karumarapakkam Village, Veerapuram Post, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu 603 009, India. vijay.gopichandran@gmail.com
authors: Vijay
authors: V
authors: Gopichandran
authors: Rakhal
authors: R
authors: Gaitonde
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000601:surgery*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D044382:Population Groups; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics* / Q000208:ethnology