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A written consent five centuries ago.
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PMID:  20817814     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The term informed consent does not have long historical roots. Until recent centuries, healthcare professionals were not held responsible for providing information to patients. The author reports a written consent from Anatolia dated almost five centuries ago. The contract was signed in 1539 in Gaziantep, Turkey (formerly known as Aintab, Ottoman Empire). The document, of course, differs from modern counterparts. It lacks details of interventions. The author believes this to be the first written consent in medical history. Further investigations of court registers should be made to ascertain the earliest date of their appearance.
Authors:
Salih Selek
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of medical ethics     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1473-4257     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Ethics     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7513619     Medline TA:  J Med Ethics     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  639     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, 63300 S Urfa, Turkey. drselek@yahoo.com
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