Normativity, guardianship, and the elderly: Some lessons from Canadian legislation

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-84

  Landry, Lorraine Y ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult guardianship models; Canadian legislation; Elderly; Normative presuppositions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033063143     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009980009102     Document Type: Article

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