The adult patient, informed consent and the emergency care setting

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-170

  Jones, Sian ^a   Davies, Kevin ^a   Jones, Bridie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Autonomy; Emergency care; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY NURSING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EMERGENCY NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 23144458139     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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