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Descriptor English: Refusal to Participate
Descriptor Spanish: Negativa a Participar
Descriptor negativa a participar
Scope note: Negativa a tomar parte en actividades o procedimientos para los que se solicita o espera la participación de una persona. Puede incluir el rechazo del PERSONAL SANITARIO a participar en procedimientos médicos específicos o la negativa de los PACIENTES o de miembros de la población a tomar parte en ensayos clínicos o programas de promoción de la salud.
Descriptor Portuguese: Recusa de Participação
Descriptor French: Refus de participer
Entry term(s): Participate, Refusal to
Tree number(s): F02.463.785.373.476.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://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.
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see DISSENT AND DISPUTES 2003
History Note: 2004; use DISSENT AND DISPUTES 2003
Related: Conscience MeSH
Patient Participation MeSH
Refusal to Treat MeSH
Treatment Refusal MeSH
DeCS ID: 38360
Unique ID: D045808
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/22
Revision Date: 2009/07/15
Refusal to Participate - Preferred
Concept UI M0425749
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.
Preferred term Refusal to Participate
Entry term(s) Participate, Refusal to



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