Australian Lawyers' views on competency issues in older adults

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 823-831

  Helmes, E ^a   Lewis, V E ^b   Allan, A ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; SENESCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LAWYERS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 11244324823     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.592     Document Type: Article

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