Informed consent: Evaluation of the information provided to elderly patients.

Medicine and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 379-384

  Osuna, E ^a   Lorenzo, M D ^a   Perez Carceles M D ^a   Luna, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Informed consent; Patient

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FORCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0034753940     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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