Best practice guidelines on informed consent for weight loss surgery patients

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 250-253

  Sabin, James ^a   Fanelli, Robert ^b   Flaherty, Helen ^c   Istfan, Nawfal ^c   Mariner, Wendy ^d   Barnes, Janet Nally ^e   Pratt, Janey S A ^d   Rossi, Laura ^e   Samour, Patricia ^f  

^a HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Comprehension; Content; Informed consent; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDLINE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDLINE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 23044484040     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.34     Document Type: Article

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