Decision-making capacity in the impaired older adult

Geriatric Neuropsychology: Practice Essentials

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 491-506

  Moberg, Paul J ^a   Gibney, Maureen ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33750351450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203943403-34     Document Type: Chapter

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