In the end, both the daughter and doctor said, the patient agreed to stop aggressive treatments.

Doctors cannot require the test as a condition of treatment but they say that almost all patients who are asked agree to be tested.

But few patients agreed to try the program and they could not stick with it, he said.

If the patient agreed, he or she was asked to complete the written questionnaire.

The patient agreed; we did an angioplasty, and it went well.

Before entering the study, patients agreed to allow the choice of drug to be made by lot.

She claims to take better care of women, and her patients generally agree.

The patients agreed to be divided into two groups.

The patient was reluctant to have further surgery but eventually agreed.

The patients had agreed that the type of therapy would be determined by chance.