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Patient Consent & Ethics
Although there are no imposed interventions, informed consent may be required by hospital ethics review committees, particularly since the collection of follow-up data will require some form of patient contact. This may involve identifying potential patients while hospitalized and obtaining their consent for post-discharge contact at this time. Any patient contact will be unobtrusive and limited to a brief telephone interview or mailed questionnaire.
Professor Keith Fox
"full knowledge of what's involved"
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