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Decision-making capacity and older persons /
Although the topic of decision making capacity and older persons has been discussed in the literature, there still is much to be learned about it theoretically and practically. Experts continue to disagree about which standards are important for assessing decision making capacity. Questions such as:...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer Pub. Co.,
©2004.
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| Colección: | Ethics, law, and aging review ;
v. 10. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although the topic of decision making capacity and older persons has been discussed in the literature, there still is much to be learned about it theoretically and practically. Experts continue to disagree about which standards are important for assessing decision making capacity. Questions such as: ""When should a capacity assessment be done on an older person and by whom?"" are covered by the editors. Topics included in this volume are the application of an original framework for ethical decision making in long term care; an elder's capacity to decide to remain living alone in the community |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 138 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826116390 0826116396 1281806757 9781281806758 9786611806750 661180675X |
| ISSN: | 1076-1616 ; |