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Informed Consent MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Informed Consent
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.604.473.650.718
I01.880.604.583.427
N03.706.437.650.312
N03.706.535.489
Unique ID
D007258
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007258
Annotation
competency to consent: coordinate IM with MENTAL COMPETENCY (IM)
Scope Note
Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.
Previous Indexing
Jurisprudence (1966-1970)
Physician-Patient Relations (1966-1970)
See Also
Disclosure
Mental Competency
Therapeutic Misconception
Treatment Refusal
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73(71)
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2009/07/06
Informed Consent Preferred
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