title: Mental capacity and medical decisions.
authors.affiliation: Elderly Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Eccles
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom