title: Why the goals of informed consent are not realized: treatise on informed consent for the primary care physician.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center, Oregon Health Sciences University 97207.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mazur
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition; D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D038622:Internationality; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States