Informed consent and surgeons’ performance

Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability: The Ethics of Report Cards on Surgeon Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 111-133

  Clarke, Steve ^a,b   Oakley, Justin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70449618532     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511545467.010     Document Type: Chapter

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