The meaning of incapacity

Medical Law Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 8-29

  Gunn, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FREEDOM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW COMMISSION (GREAT BRITAIN); LEGAL APPROACH; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; STANDARD; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

LAW COMMISSION (GREAT BRITAIN); LEGAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FREEDOM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0028401659     PISSN: 09670742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/medlaw/2.1.8     Document Type: Article

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