Obtaining informed consent from patients in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction: Physicians' experiences and attitudes

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-210

  Agard A ^a,b   Herlitz, J ^b   Hermeren G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 17644447347     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.021501     Document Type: Article

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