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Medical Council: Physicians can refuse treating "non-emergency" patients

(BangkokPost.com) - Physicians have the right not to treat patients and their refusal is not deemed unethical, according to Medical Council of Thailand president Somsak Lolekha. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Thu, Oct 09 2008

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