title: [Direct consent: right to medical information].
abstract: Current theoretical approaches to the consent of the entitled are established via an extensive review of the literature. The validity, form and limitations of consent are examined as is the relationship between consent and culpable crime. The paper concludes by emphasising the patient's right to information.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Onofrio
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007558:Italy; D014342:Truth Disclosure
vernacular_title: Il consenso dell'avente diritto: dovere di informazione da parte del medico.