Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 , Vol 54 , Num 1

Informed Consent and a Sample Study

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1 Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıp Etiği ve Tıp Tarihi Anabilim Dalı, İzmir

Informed consent is a patient's right to be presented with sufficient information, by either the physician or their representative, to allow the patient to make an informed decision regarding whether or not to consent to a treatment or procedure. In this letter, we’ll give a sample study from Ege University Hospital, Hospital Ethics Committee.

Keywords : Informed consent