The influence of written information during the consenting process on patients' recall of operative risks. a prospective randomised study

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-429

  Mauffrey, C ^a,d   Prempeh, E M ^b   John, J ^a   Vasario, G ^c  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c University Hospital of Turin   (Italy)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIQUORRHEA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 46149120121     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0361-6     Document Type: Article

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