Capacity and consent

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 491-499

  Berghmans, Ron L P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ETHICS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL CAPACITY; REVIEW; RISK;

EID: 0034893144     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-200109000-00012     Document Type: Review

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