Evaluating Decisionmaking Capacity in the Elderly: |
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Abstract: | This article critically reviews and analyzes recent contributions to the medical and legal literature dealing with the subject of defining and assessing decisionmaking capacity in older patients/clients. The themes and issues set forth in this burgeoning literature are described and guideliens are commented upon in terms of their usefulness to practitioneres and the ethical and social policy implications they raise. |
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