Preserving rights for individuals facing guardianship

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 936-937

  Moye, Jennifer ^a   Naik, Aanand D ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NOTE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952213772     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.247     Document Type: Note

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