Legal sanctity of consent for surgical procedures in India
As surgeons, we are morally committed to respecting the right of self-determination of patients, thus an informed consent is necessary before any operative intervention. Many neurosurgical patients are incapable of giving consent because of impaired consciousness. Moreover, neurosurgical procedures...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.102281 |