Disclosure, Consent, and the Exercise of Patient Autonomy in Surgical Innovation: A Systematic Content Analysis of the Conceptual Literature

Accountability in Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 331-352

  Bracken Roche, Dearbhail ^a   Bell, Emily ^a,b   Karpowicz, Lila ^a,c   Racine, Eric ^a,b,c  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

autonomy; neuroethics; neurosurgery; surgical innovation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INVENTION; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SURGERY;

DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INVENTIONS; PATIENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84899741683     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2013.866045     Document Type: Article

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