Informed consent: Is it really understood?

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 3 no. 3, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 271-273

  Gongal, R ^a   Bhattarai, P ^b  

^a PATAN HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Education level; Informed consent; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPREHENSION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 50349093862     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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