A clinical study of competency to consent to hospitalization and treatment in geriatric inpatients

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 943-946

  Billick, Stephen B ^a,c   Perez, Dolores R ^a   Garakani, Amir ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

capacity; forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; gerontology; intelligence; memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 67650680889     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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