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Readability of foot and ankle consent forms in Queensland
Author(s) -
Pastore Giuseppe,
Frazer Philip M.,
Mclean Andrew,
Walsh Tom P.,
Platt Simon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16362
Subject(s) - readability , informed consent , medicine , documentation , reading (process) , index (typography) , population , family medicine , foot (prosody) , medical education , alternative medicine , computer science , world wide web , pathology , environmental health , law , linguistics , philosophy , political science , programming language
The consent process is complex and somewhat of an artform for procedural specialties. Readability of consent forms was objectively examined. The objective readability of the texts exceeds local and international recommendations.