The capacity to vote of persons with Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2094-2100

  Appelbaum, Paul S ^a   Bonnie, Richard J ^b   Karlawish, Jason H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744459871     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.11.2094     Document Type: Article

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