Patients' perception of the adequacy of informed consent: A pilot study of elective general surgical patients in Auckland

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1170, 2003, Pages

  McKeague, Mikayla ^a   Windsor, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0037436671     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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