Informed consent - Survey of Auckland, N.Z. Aaesthetists' practice and attitudes

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 671-674

  Chapman, I H ^a,b  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: informed consent, medicolegal, risk information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEW ZEALAND; PARALYSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

EID: 0031450351     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9702500614     Document Type: Article

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