Evaluating patient capacity for medical decision making: Individual and interpersonal dimensions

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 41-54

  Searight, H Russell ^a   Hubbard, Susan L ^b  

^a Deaconess Family Medicine   (United States)

^b Deaconess Fam Med Residency Prog   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOME; PATIENT; SELF CARE;

EID: 0031782451     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0089841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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