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DUTY OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Health Law
- Tort Law (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duty to obtain informed consent
1, record 1, English, duty%20to%20obtain%20informed%20consent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- duty of informed consent 2, record 1, English, duty%20of%20informed%20consent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The duty to obtain informed consent requires all physicians to fully inform patients of any material risks involved in treatment, and answer patients' questions regarding such risks. Physicans cannot discharge this obligation without being able to effectively communicate with their patients. 3, record 1, English, - duty%20to%20obtain%20informed%20consent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the duty to obtain informed consent prior to research involving human subjects generally applies as an ethical and legal requirement. 4, record 1, English, - duty%20to%20obtain%20informed%20consent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la santé
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation d'obtenir un consentement éclairé
1, record 1, French, obligation%20d%27obtenir%20un%20consentement%20%C3%A9clair%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[ ... ] l'obligation d'obtenir un consentement éclairé, avant toute forme de soins susceptible de porter atteinte au droit à l'inviolabilité et à l'intégrité de la personne, devient une norme en vertu de laquelle la conduite professionnelle peut être examinée tant dans le cadre de la responsabilité que dans le cadre de l'exercice professionnel lui-même. 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20d%27obtenir%20un%20consentement%20%C3%A9clair%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obligation d'obtenir un consentement éclairé : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - obligation%20d%27obtenir%20un%20consentement%20%C3%A9clair%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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