Acta Med. 2010, 53: 239-242

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.84

Refusal of Treatment by Mentally Competent Patient: The Choice of Doctor-Patient Relationship Models

Andrei M. Beliaev

General Surgery Deparment, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Received April 5, 2010
Accepted August 19, 2010

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