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Informed Consent in Croatia

A Work in Progress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

LUKA VUČEMILO  and
ANA BOROVEČKI
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Abstract:

As Croatia makes the transition from one political system and type of economy to another, there are inevitable social and political changes that have a profound affect on the healthcare system. This article charts some of the progress of change with respect to patients’ rights and informed consent.

Keywords

Croatiapatients’ rightsinformed consenthealthcare system
Type
Special Section: Bioethics Beyond Borders
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , July 2014 , pp. 356 - 360
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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