Why surrogate consent is important: A role for data in refining ethics policy and practice

Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 1562-1563

  Chen, Donna T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 58149386520     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000334763.64570.2e     Document Type: Editorial

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