GMC asks doctors to take greater care over consent after law changes.

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Author/s: Cole, Andrew (A);

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Publication Type: News

Journal: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (BMJ), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-May; vol 336 (issue 7654) : pp 1152-3

Dates: Created 2008/05/23; Completed 2008/06/04;

PMID: 18497396, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Great Britain
Humans

Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence

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