Documenting informed consent in elective hip replacement surgery: A simple change in practice

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 224-227

  Isherwood, Jennifer ^a   Dean, Benjamin ^b   Pandit, Hemant ^b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84876362635     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2013.74.4.224     Document Type: Article

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