Informed consent in New Zealand: Medical myths

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1183, 2003, Pages

  Paterson, Ron ^a  

^a Health and Disability Commissioner   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECALL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; TRUST; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE;

INFORMED CONSENT; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0642342623     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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11. Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld), s 21.
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