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Medical Writings1 October 1998Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health ProfessionalsDouglas E. Tucker, MDDouglas E. Tucker, MDRush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IllinoisSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-7-199810010-00030 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals; Grisso T, Appelbaum PS. 211 pages. New York: Oxford Univ Pr; 1998. $29.95. ISBN 0195103726. Order phone 800-451-7556.Field of medicine: Psychiatry and medical ethics.Format: Hardcover book.Audience: All clinicians, especially those in critical care medicine, geriatrics, and mental health.Purpose: To provide clinicians with a practical, user-friendly guide to the assessment of competence of patients with regard to consent to treatment.Content: This book covers the concept of competence and its place in the doctrine of informed consent, the circumstances in which the issue ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1998Volume 129, Issue 7Page: 595-596KeywordsCritical careGeriatricsInformation technologyMedical ethicsPsychiatry and mental health Issue Published: 1 October 1998 CopyrightCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...

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