Informed consent in palliative radiotherapy: participation of patients and proxies in treatment decisions

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-71

  Verhaak, C M ^a   Kraaimaat, F W ^a   Staps, A C J ^a   Van Daal, W A J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Decision making; Informed consent; Palliative care; Palliative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033944799     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(00)00116-6     Document Type: Article

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