Consent for trauma and orthopaedic surgery: Patient comprehension

Clinical Governance

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-23

  Mahadevan, Devendra ^a   Gupta, Sanjeev ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical treatment; Patients; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOMENCLATURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 59949086941     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270910933433     Document Type: Article

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2. General Medical Council (1999), Seeking Patients' Consent: The Ethical Considerations, General Medical Council, London
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4. Medical Defence Union (2001), The MDU's Guide to Consent to Treatment, MDU Services, London
5. Sharma P., Arya A., Singh S. (2003), "Informed consent for orthopaedic surgery: A prospective audit", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 236-41