Logic, Hermeneutics, and Informed Consent

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-10

  Little, J M ^a   Leeder, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Competence; Explanation; Informed consent; Understanding

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMMUNICATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0030052610     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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