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Making Choice an Option
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Maggie Mahar,
Dartmouth Medicine,
10/1/2007
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View the article here (PDF).
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Are patients who sign informed-consent paperwork really informed about the
treatment they’re about to undergo? Of course not. The fine print on such forms
is for lawyers, not sick people. But should patients understand the risks and tradeoffs
of different treatment options they face? Of course. Dartmouth has been leading the
way, not just asking for informed consent, but giving patients informed choice. Click here to read the article.
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Edition: online
Pages: 11
Price: Free
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