Assessing decision-making capacity in elderly patients: The gynecologist's role

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 800-812

  Henry, Maureen ^a  

^a Utah Commission on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Decision making; Informed consent; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SCAR; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VAGINA BLEEDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GYNECOLOGY; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 34548426094     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3180de4657     Document Type: Review

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