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Law, ethics and medicine
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Montgomery, informed consent and causation of harm: lessons from Australia or a uniquely English approach to patient autonomy?
- Correspondence to Dr Malcolm K Smith, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia; mk.smith{at}qut.edu.au
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Montgomery, informed consent and causation of harm: lessons from Australia or a uniquely English approach to patient autonomy?
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- Received March 17, 2017
- Revised January 16, 2018
- Accepted February 6, 2018
- First published March 23, 2018.
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May 24, 2018
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