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Requests for inappropriate treatment: can a doctor "just say no"?

This essay examines (1) the underlying philosophical considerations when patients or decision makers request "inappropriate treatment"; (2) questions to consider in determining if the treatment sought would be ineffective, or, in the words of Weijer et al., effective toward a controversial end; and (3) practical ways to resolve such conflicts.

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