Prospective randomised controlled trial on the role of patient information leaflets in obtaining informed consent

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-141

  Ashraff, Seemab ^a   Malawa, Gideon ^a   Dolan, Trevor ^a   Khanduja, Vikas ^a,b  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Orthopaedic operation; Patient information leaflet

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644846454     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03671.x     Document Type: Article

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