Western notions of informed consent and indigenous cultures: Australian findings at the interface

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-31

  McGrath, Pam ^a   Phillips, Emma ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural safety; Indigenous; Informed consent; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849116143     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-008-9085-6     Document Type: Article

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