Can this patient go home? Assessment of decision-making capacity

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-67

  Darzins, Peteris ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Health; Participation restriction; PC PART; World Health Organisation International Classification of Functioning

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BENEFICENCE; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; BENEFICENCE; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77949577723     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00854.x     Document Type: Note

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