Consent to treatment and the mentally incapacitated adult

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 290-292

  Turner, N J ^c   Brown, A R ^a   Baxter, K F ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE;

EID: 0033062372     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200606     Document Type: Article

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