Assessment of Patients' Competence to Consent to Treatment

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Synopsis: 

This article from the New England Journal of Medicine presents a case study on the challenging scenario of assessing patients' competence when agreeing to or refusing life prolonging treatments.  

Source: 
New England Journal of Medicine
Vol/Page/Date: 
Volume 357:1834-1840/November 1, 2007/Number 18
Resource Type: 
Journal Article
Author/Source: 
Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D.
Link URL: 
Link to Article
keywords: 
ethics, consent and competence, new england journal of medicine
Submitter: 
Andy Peters
Date of Resource: 
2009-04-23