Informed consent in elective gynecological surgery

Dejan S Mitić; Aleksandra Nadežda Petrić

doi:10.2298/VSP170510094P

Dejan S Mitić Clinical Center Niš, Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Niš, Serbia; University of Niš, Faculty of Medicine, Niš, Serbia
Aleksandra Nadežda Petrić Clinical Center Niš, Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Niš, Serbia; University of Niš, Faculty of Medicine, Niš, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP170510094P

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