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The illusion of explanatory depth in patient consent

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  1. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia

    George Rarichan & Aashray Gupta

  2. Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia

    Stephen Bacchi & Weng Onn Chan

  3. Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia

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SB, AG & WC formulated the initial concept for the manuscript. GR further developed the idea, wrote the initial draft and conducted revisions after SB, AG & WC reviewed and edited the draft. All authors have approved the final manuscript’s submission.

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Rarichan, G., Bacchi, S., Gupta, A. et al. The illusion of explanatory depth in patient consent. Eye 38, 1223 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02825-0

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