Definition of Informed consent

1. Noun. Consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved.

Generic synonyms: Consent

Medical Definition of Informed consent

1. The agreement of a person (or his or her legally authorised representative) to serve as a research subject, in fullknowledge of all anticipated risks and benefits of the experiment. (22 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Informed Consent

informationist
informationists
informationless
informationlessness
informations
informatisation
informative
informatively
informativeness
informatization
informatorily
informatory
informavore
informavores
informed
informed consent (current term)
informedly
informedness
informee
informees
informer
informer's privilege
informercial
informercials
informers
informetric
informetrics
informidable
informing
informingly

Literary usage of Informed consent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Prevention Plus III: Assessing Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs at by Jean A. Linney, Abraham Wandersman (1993)
"informed consent and Confidentiality Every assessment should consider the ... informed consent informed consent involves telling participants what the study ..."

2. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"National Academy Press, Washington, DC Summary and Perspective: With Some Observations on informed consent HERBERT L. ABRAMS, MD Stanford University, ..."

3. Risk Management and Medical Liability: A Manual for Indian Health Service by Stephen W. Heath (1998)
"The basic premise of informed consent dates back to the early part of this ... More than half the states now have specific informed consent statutes, ..."

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