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Capacity issues and decision-making in dementia

Capacity to make one's own decisions is fundamental to the autonomy of the individual. Capacity is a functional assessment made by a clinician to determine if a patient is capable of making a specific decision. Competency is a global assessment and legal determination made by a judge in court....

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Autores principales: Hegde, Soumya, Ellajosyula, Ratnavalli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5109759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27891023
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.192890