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Islam and Informed Consent: Notes from Doha

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2008

PABLO RODRÍGUEZ DEL POZO  and
JOSEPH J. FINS
PABLO RODRÍGUEZ DEL POZO
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
JOSEPH J. FINS
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
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Informed consent is a perennial topic in bioethics. It has given the field a place in clinical practice and the law and is often the starting point for introductory instruction in medical ethics. One would think that nearly everything has been said and done on this well-worn topic.

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Special Section: International Voices 2008
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 273 - 279
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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