An audit of informed consent in gastroscopy: Investigation of a hospital's informed consent procedure in endoscopy by assessing current practice

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 721-724

  Parmar, Vinay N ^a   Mayberry, John F ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consent forms; Culture; Defensive medicine; Endoscopy; Gastroscopy; Health knowledge; Human; Informed consent; Jurisprudence; Malpractice; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; GASTROSCOPY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTPATIENTS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 21244440660     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200507000-00005     Document Type: Article

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