Informed consent for clinical treatment

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 533-540

  Hall, Daniel E ^a   Prochazka, Allan V ^b,c   Fink, Aaron S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^d ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; BATTERING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT RIGHT; REVIEW;

EID: 84858656562     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.112120     Document Type: Review

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