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Medicolegal aspects of the care of older adults

Springer New York, (2007), 94-108
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-32326-8_7
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Abstract

Upon completion of the chapter, the student will be able to: 1. Understand the concept of informed consent. 2. Enumerate the components of an informed consent. 3. Appreciate the importance of advance care planning. 4. Differentiate between competency and decision-making capacity and describe the steps in assessing these in older adults. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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Apoeso, O. A. (2007). Medicolegal aspects of the care of older adults. In Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine: A Case-based Approach (pp. 94–108). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32326-8_7

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