Don't ask, don't tell: A change in medical student attitudes after obstetrics/gynecology clerkships toward seeking consent for pelvic examinations on an anesthetized patient

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 575-579

  Ubel, Peter A ^a,b,c   Jepson, Christopher ^d   Silver Isenstadt, Ari ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Prog Improving Hlth Care Decisions   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Informed consent; Medical student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037325407     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.85     Document Type: Article

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