Informed consent for radiologic procedures

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 888-889

  Brink, James A ^a   Goske, Marilyn J ^b   Patti, John A ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

EID: 79952209287     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.222     Document Type: Letter

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