Influence of the law on risk and informed consent
- 25 September 2003
- Vol. 327 (7417) , 731-734
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7417.731
Abstract
Patients are now routinely given information on risks of treatment as part of informed consent. This has occurred partly in response to legal judgments, but further issues continue to be raised by modern medicine and research that need to be approached proactivelyKeywords
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