Informed consent: patient's right to know takes precedence.
1983
W P Trainor
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
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012306
Risk
The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.