Difficult decisions: are intellectually disabled patients given enough information to consent to medical treatment?
Patients with learning disabilities are not always involved in decision-making about their medications. This may mean that some patients are unfairly denied of their autonomy. We carried out an audit of current practice concerning consent to treatment in patients with learning disabilities against b...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disabilities Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 265 - 275 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Dec2012
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