Capacity to consent in dementia and the additional costs of implementing the Bournewood Judgement in geriatric psychiatry

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-157

  Shah, A ^a,d   Foli, S ^b   Odutoye, K ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033055959     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869956316     Document Type: Article

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