Can the patient decide? Evaluating patient capacity in practice

American Family Physician

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 299-306

  Tunzi, Marc ^a  

^a Natividad Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035878832     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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