The doctrine of informed consent in surgical practice

Physicians and other professionals in the field of medicine have to perform invasive and non-invasive procedures on patients as part of their duties. There is a legal basis upon which these procedures are done; this is called ′informed consent.′ Sociocultural factors have strong influence on the sic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of African medicine 2011-01, Vol.10 (1), p.1-5
Hauptverfasser:	Lawal, Y.Z, Garba, E.S, Ogirima, M.O, Dahiru, I.L, Maitama, M.I, Abubakar, K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agreements Cervical cancer Cultural Characteristics Ethics, Medical - education General Surgery - ethics Health professionals, informed consent, physician Humans Informed consent Informed consent (Medical law) Informed Consent - ethics Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence Interpretation and construction Laws, regulations and rules Nigeria Social aspects Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Physicians and other professionals in the field of medicine have to perform invasive and non-invasive procedures on patients as part of their duties. There is a legal basis upon which these procedures are done; this is called ′informed consent.′ Sociocultural factors have strong influence on the sick role. These factors influence the application of informed consent in Nigeria.
ISSN:	1596-3519 0975-5764
DOI:	10.4103/1596-3519.76558