Informed consent in direct access colonoscopy

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2081-2085

  Segarajasingam, Dev S ^a   Pawlik, Janina ^a   Forbes, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Consent forms; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal; Gastroscopy; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 36348930374     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04461.x     Document Type: Article

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