Withholding Treatment. Cessation of Treatment . Withdrawing Treatment . Care, Withdrawing . Treatment Cessation . Treatment Cessations . Treatment, Withdrawing . Treatment, Withholding . Treatments, Withdrawing . Treatments, Withholding . Withdrawing Treatments . Withholding Treatments . Withdrawing Care . Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed. . 1.00
/therapy. /disease management . /therapeutics . /treatment . Used with diseases for therapeutic interventions except drug therapy, diet therapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, for which specific subheadings exist. The concept is also used for articles and books dealing with multiple therapies. . 0.68
Therapeutics. Therapy . Treatment . Therapeutic . Therapies . Treatments . ECLECTICISM . Procedures concerned with the remedial treatment or prevention of diseases. . 0.68
Health Care Costs. Costs, Medical Care . Health Costs . Healthcare Costs . Cost, Health . Cost, Health Care . Cost, Healthcare . Cost, Medical Care . Cost, Treatment . Costs, Health . Costs, Health Care . Costs, Healthcare . Costs, Treatment . Health Care Cost . Health Cost . Healthcare Cost . Medical Care Cost . Treatment Cost . Medical Care Costs . Treatment Costs . The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost. . 0.58
/drug therapy. /chemother . /chemotherapy . /chemotreatment . /drug treatment . /medicament therapy . /medicament treatment . /medicamentous therapy . /medicamentous treatment . /medication therapy . /medication treatment . /pharmaceutical treatment . /pharmacologic therapy . /pharmacologic treatment . /pharmacother . /pharmacotherapy . /therapy by drugs . /therapy with drugs . /therapy with medication . /therapy with pharmaceuticals . /treatment with medication . /treatment with pharmaceuticals . Used with disease headings for the treatment of disease by the administration of drugs, chemicals, and antibiotics. For diet therapy and radiotherapy, use specific subheadings. Excludes immunotherapy for which "therapy" is used. . 0.55
