RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pressuring Mrs Thomas to accept treatment: a case history.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 320
OP 321
DO 10.1136/jme.24.5.320
VO 24
IS 5
A1 B Hurwitz
YR 1998
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/24/5/320.abstract
AB A general practitioner (GP) recounts events which unfolded after visiting a patient at home. She was found to be suffering from an entirely curable clinical condition which was worsening as a result of refusal to accept effective medical treatment. The effects upon a grown-up son of the patient's refusal, and the increasing burden of care falling upon local district nursing services, were factors which influenced the GP's thinking and decision making.