Commentary: Communicating risk in the United Kingdom

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7417, 2003, Pages 735-736

  Powers, Michael ^a  

^a ADR Chambers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141459544     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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