Consent for skin biopsy in an unrepresented patient who is incarcerated: The ethical considerations.

Lamb, Jordan E; James, Alaina J

Lamb, Jordan E; James, Alaina J.

Affiliation

Lamb JE; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
James AJ; Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jamesaj@upmc.edu.

J Am Acad Dermatol ; 89(4): 879-880, 2023 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35680000

Subject(s)

Decision Making; Prisoners; Humans; Informed Consent; Biopsy

Key words

consent; decision-making capacity; ethics; patients who are incarcerated; skin biopsy; surrogate decision maker; vulnerable populations

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prisoners / Decision Making Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol Year: 2023 Type: Article

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