4. Consent to Treatment
2019 ◽
pp. 64-108
Keyword(s):
This chapter discusses ethical and legal aspects of patient consent. It covers the limits to consent (including the context of the unconscious patient and adults lacking capacity); the refusal of treatment by capacitous adults and others; the consequences of proceeding without consent; and the negligence action and the vagaries of information disclosure.
1985 ◽
Vol 57
(3)
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pp. 306-310
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1972 ◽
Vol 48
(3)
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pp. 282-292
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