How thorough is the process of informed consent prior to outpatient gastroscopy? A study of practice in a United Kingdom district hospital

Digestion

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 189-197

  Woodrow, Susannah R ^a,b   Jenkins, Anthony P ^a  

^a Princess Royal University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit process; Gastroscopy; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 33746607359     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094528     Document Type: Article

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