title: Informed consent is a moral imperative.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture, Karachi, Pakistan. aamirjafarey@gmail.com
authors.forename: Aamir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jafarey
authors.forename: Farhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moazam
mesh_terms: D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D028681:Moral Obligations; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence