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MeSH Heading: Refusal to Participate
Tree Number(s): F02.463.785.373.476.850
Unique ID: D045808
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D045808
Scope Note: Refusal to take part in activities or procedures that are requested or expected of an individual. This may include refusal by HEALTH PERSONNEL to participate in specific medical procedures or refusal by PATIENTS or members of the public to take part in clinical trials or health promotion programs.
See Also: Conscience; Patient Participation; Refusal to Treat; Treatment Refusal
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see DISSENT AND DISPUTES 2003
History Note: 2004; use DISSENT AND DISPUTES 2003
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/22
Revision Date: 2009/07/15

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics (ES)

ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Refusal to Participate MeSH Descriptor Data 2023