Anaesthetists' and surgeons' attitudes towards informed consent in the UK: an observational study

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BMC Medical Ethics 11 (1):2 (2010)
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The attitudes of patients' to consent have changed over the years, but there has been little systematic study of the attitudes of anaesthetists and surgeons in this process. We aimed to describe observations made on the attitudes of medical professionals working in the UK to issues surrounding informed consent

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10.1186/1472-6939-11-2

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