Experiences from the front-line routine consenting of surplus surgically removed tissue: Without investment by the National Health Service fully informed consent for all is not available

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-354

  Wheeler, Janet ^a   Agarwal, Monica ^b   Sugden, John ^c   Bladon, Meriel ^c   Quirke, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b North West Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSENT FORMS; ENGLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34247092383     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.038216     Document Type: Article

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