Informed consent for ankle fracture surgery: Patient comprehension of verbal and videotaped information

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 756-762

  Rossi, Michael ^a,e   McClellan, Robert ^a,b   Chou, Loretta ^a,c   Davis, Kristin ^a,d  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle Fracture; Comprehension; Consent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 7244261794     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402501011     Document Type: Article

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