Informed consent: the right to know and the right to choose.
1986
M C Silva, and
P L Zeccolo
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D007258
Informed Consent
Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.
Consent, Informed
D010344
Patient Advocacy
Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014342
Truth Disclosure
Truthful revelation of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psychologically painful ("bad news") to the recipient (e.g., revelation to a patient or a patient's family of the patient's DIAGNOSIS or PROGNOSIS) or embarrassing to the teller (e.g., revelation of medical errors).