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Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine 2/2004

01.02.2004 | Editorial

To consent or not to consent, that is (not) the (sole) question.

“And there is nothing new under the sun”. Kohelet (also known as Ecclesiastes), 1:9. Bible

verfasst von: Didier Dreyfuss

Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine | Ausgabe 2/2004

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Nearly 40 years ago, Henry K. Beecher, a professor of research in anaesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the author of many fundamental clinical research papers, wrote: “There is a belief in certain sophisticated circles that attention to these matters (informed consent) will block progress” [1]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
To consent or not to consent, that is (not) the (sole) question.
“And there is nothing new under the sun”. Kohelet (also known as Ecclesiastes), 1:9. Bible
verfasst von
Didier Dreyfuss
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2004
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Intensive Care Medicine / Ausgabe 2/2004
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-2064-9

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