Accuracy of assessment instruments for patients' competence to consent to medical treatment or research.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Hein, Irma M ^a   Daams, Joost ^a   Troost, Pieter ^a   Lindeboom, Robert ^a   Lindauer, Ramón J L ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84994883327     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011099     Document Type: Article

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