How much do healthcare professionals know about informed consent? A Bristol experience

Surgeon

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 328-333

  Chadha, Neil K ^a,b   Repanos, C ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; Informed consent; Medical ethics; Questionnaires; Surgical procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RECALL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 13644249448     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(04)80031-3     Document Type: Article

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