A conceptual framework for utilizing a functional assessment approach for determining mental capacity: A new look at informed consent in rehabilitation

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 32-37

  Stebnicki, Mark A ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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