Good clinical practice and informed consent are inseparable
Open Access
- 1 February 2002
- Vol. 87 (2) , 103-105
- https://doi.org/10.1136/heart.87.2.103
Abstract
It is now widely accepted that clinicians should negotiate rather than dictate what is in the best interests of patients.Keywords
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