The concept of 'competence' in medical ethics
Dr Baumgarten analyses three possible justifications for doctors to decide that a patient is 'incompetent' to make or participate in medical decisions affecting him, and points out the difficulties of each. He argues that the degree to which a patient relinquishes control over decision-mak...
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BMJ Publ.
1980
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1980, Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Pages: 180-184 |
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