Guiding Patients Through the Choices for Treating Vestibular Schwannomas: Balancing Options and Ensuring Informed Consent

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 521-540

  Backous, Douglas D ^a   Pham, Huong T ^b  

^a Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MICROSURGERY; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PATIENT EDUCATION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34249716850     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.03.004     Document Type: Review

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