Beyond consent: Assent and empowerment in brain injury rehabilitation

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-382

  Kothari, Sunil ^a   Kirschner, Kristi ^b  

^a Institute for Rehabilitation and Research   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; EMPOWERMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW;

EID: 0041807579     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200307000-00008     Document Type: Review

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