Anaesthetists' and surgeons' attitudes towards informed consent in the UK: An observational study

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Jamjoom, A A B ^a,b   White, S ^c   Walton, S M ^d   Hardman, J G ^a,b   Moppett, I K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ANESTHETIST; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77649288999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-11-2     Document Type: Article

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