Revisiting "freely given informed consent" in relation to the developing world: Role of an ombudsman

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages W1-w7

  Sumathipala, Athula ^a   Siribaddana, Sisira ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Sri Jayewardenepura Postgraduate Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Informed consent; Ombudsman

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744476235     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160490505498     Document Type: Review

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