Communication and informed consent in elderly people

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 236-242

  Giampieri, M ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Information theory; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CUSTODY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY; PRESBYACUSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84856565923     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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