A comparison of assessments made by nurses, informal caregivers, and legal professionals of incapacity criteria for guardianship of older persons

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-39

  Kjervik, Diane K ^a   Weisensee, Mary G ^b   Anderson, Joanne ^c   Carlson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Nursing Education for Native Americans   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032457276     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331759801300106     Document Type: Article

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