Competency of the (multimorbid) aged patient;Die verhandlungsfähigkeit des alten (multimorbiden) patienten

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Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-147

  Stoppe, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aged patient; Competence model; Competency to participate in proceedings; Delirium; Dementia; Depression; Mini mental status test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 21544458644     PISSN: 09379819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00194-005-0318-2     Document Type: Article

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