Informed Consent and the Ethical Management of the Older Patient

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 569-580

  Ivashkov, Yulia ^a   Van Norman, Gail A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consent; Elderly; Ethical; Informed; Management; Older

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT RIGHT; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESEARCH; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 70349731634     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2009.07.016     Document Type: Review

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