Many patients may not understand consent forms

BMJ

Volumn 330, Issue 7500, 2005, Pages 1151-

  Pothier, david D ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMPREHENSION; CONSENT FORMS; HUMANS; PATIENTS;

EID: 18844417649     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1151-b     Document Type: Letter

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