Informed consent and patient understanding of blood transfusion

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Court, E L ^a   Robinson, J A ^a   Hocken, D B ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Informed consent; Patient recall

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL RECALL; PUBLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955118679     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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