Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 4 , Pages 627-634 , April 2009

Informed Consent and the Surgeon

  • Ryan Childers, BS
    • ,
  • Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, FACS
    • ,
  • Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, MTS, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Timothy M Pawlik, MD, MPH, MTS, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe St, Halsted 614, Baltimore, MD 22187–6681

Received 22 August 2008 ,Revised 11 December 2008 ,Accepted 12 December 2008.

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 Dr. Pawlik is supported by grant number 1KL2RR025006–01 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NCRR or NIH.

PII: S1072-7515(08)01724-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.12.012

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 4 , Pages 627-634 , April 2009

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