Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 102-112 , June 2008

Probing the Issue of Informed Consent in Health Care in Korea–Concept Analysis and Guideline Development

  • Won-Hee Lee, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Dean, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Research Fellow, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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  • In-Sook Kim, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Research Fellow, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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  • Byung-Hye Kong, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea
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  • Sue Kim, RN, PhD, NP

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Research Fellow, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Sue Kim, RN, PhD, NP, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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  • Sunhee Lee, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Professor, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Received 31 March 2008 ,Revised 1 April 2008 ,Accepted 11 June 2008.

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PII: S1976-1317(08)60034-1

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60034-1

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 102-112 , June 2008

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