Making consent patient centred

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7424, 2003, Pages 1159-1161

  Bridson, John ^a   Hammond, Clare ^b   Leach, Austin ^b   Chester, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0242637029     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7424.1159     Document Type: Review

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