Substitute decision-making for adults with intellectual disabilities living in residential care: Learning through experience

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-64

  Dunn, Michael C ^a   Clare, Isabel C H ^a   Holland, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best interests; Care ethics; Intellectual disabilities; Substitute decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 38849143818     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-007-0053-9     Document Type: Article

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