Assessment of treatment decision-making capacity in a medically ill patient.
Kloezen
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Section on Geropsychiatry, VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA 91343.
Fitten
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Steinberg
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D000368:Aged; D026686:Beneficence; D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D026706:Paternalism; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010349:Patient Compliance; D026684:Personal Autonomy