Informed consent for surgery: A historical review

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-304

  Irabor, D O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Surgery

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; VOLUNTEER; WELLBEING;

COMPREHENSION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; SURGERY;

EID: 33847632547     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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