Consent for plastic surgical procedures

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 983-989

  O'Brien, C M ^a,c   Thorburn, T G ^b   Sibbel Linz, A ^c   McGregor, A D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Information disclosure; Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33747333680     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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