Legal Aspects of Dementia

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 89, Issue , 2008, Pages 113-119

  Frierson, Richard L ^a   Jacoby, Katherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTODY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REVIEW;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT ADVOCACY;

EID: 66049113195     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(07)01211-0     Document Type: Review

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