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Some legal aspects of mental capacity
1Department of Health Care of the Elderly, Medical School, University of Nottingham.
BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.)
|July 20, 1996
Abstract:
This article discusses some practical matters which arise when competence to make decisions is in question. Consent, testamentary capacity, powers of attorney, the Court of Protection, "living wills," and research on people with dementia are briefly considered.