8 ways to improve the informed consent process

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8 ways to improve the informed consent process

J Fam Pract. 2010 July;59(7):373-377a

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3. For example, The Patient Self-Determination Act 42 U.S.C.§§1395cc(a) et seq., as amended (2003).

4. National Quality Forum. Implementing a National Voluntary Consensus Standard for Informed Consent: A Users Guide for Healthcare Professionals. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2005:13, 15, 27.

5. Salgo v Stanford University Board of Trustees, 154 Cal. App. 2d 560, 317 P. 2d 170 (1957).

6. Cruzan v Director, Missouri Department of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990).

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8. 61 Am Jur 2d Physicians and Surgeons §151-152 pp 274-275.

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15. Prooth v Walsh, 432 N.Y.S. 2d 663 (Sup Ct. 1980).

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