Surgeons' opinions and practice of informed consent in Nigeria

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 741-745

  Ogundiran, Temidayo O ^a   Adebamowo, Clement A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGERY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 78649681289     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.037440     Document Type: Article

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