Informed Consent and Refusal of Treatment: Challenges for Emergency Physicians

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 605-618

  Moskop, John C ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORALITY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 33746323286     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2006.05.009     Document Type: Review

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