Competence, practical rationality and what a patient values

Bioethics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 326-333

  Craigie, Jillian ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Capacity; Competence; Jehovah's Witness; Rationality; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 79958835036     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2009.01793.x     Document Type: Article

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