Consent and medical decision-making : bridging the gap between doctor and patient / Mary Donnelly.
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TextSeries: Undercurrents | Undercurrents (Cork, Ireland) ; 21Publication details: Cork : Cork University Press, 2002.Description: 98p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781859182758 (pbk.) :
- 1859182755
- 344.4170412 DON
- KDK926
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-96).
1.Developiong a culture of consent -- 2.The principles underpinning consent -- 3.Informed consent: the ideal and the reality -- 4.Delivering consent: the role of law -- 5.Competent to consent? -- 6.Deciding for children -- 7.Deciding for adults -- 8.Conclusion: bridging the gap.
This book looks at the requirement for consent to medical procedures. It considers how this requirement has assumed the important position it now holds and examines the way in which the requirement is given legal force.