A comparison of the views of patients and medical staff in relation to the process of informed consent

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-373

  Berry, M G ^a,b   Unwin, Jennifer ^a   Ross, G L ^a   Peacock, Elizabeth ^a   Juma, A ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent form; Informed consent; Material risk; Signature; Timing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; WARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248682928     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X183391     Document Type: Article

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