Abstract
As aconsequence of demographic developments, legal questions regarding medical treatment of the elderly are receiving increasing attention. In the first instance, elderly patients are of course just normal patients. However, they often require aspecial degree of medical care from physicians and nurses. From alegal perspective, this leads to aheightened level of due diligence from medical practitioners. Specific legal challenges come into play when dealing with patients who are unable to give consent, or who are subject to personal custody. Additionally, patient's provisions and health care proxies are playing an ever more important role. Thus, an overview of the different legal aspects has become absolutely necessary for medical practitioners.
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