Decision making in response to an elderly woman with dementia who refused surgical repair of her fractured hip.

Hamerman, David; Dubler, Nancy Neveloff; Kennedy, Gary J; Masdeu, Joseph

Hamerman, David; Dubler, Nancy Neveloff; Kennedy, Gary J; Masdeu, Joseph.

J Am Geriatr Soc ; 34(4): 234-9, 1986 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11643909

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Aged; Decision Making; Dementia; General Surgery; Interdisciplinary Communication; Interprofessional Relations; Patient Care; Treatment Refusal; Administrative Personnel; Humans; Judicial Role; Jurisprudence; Mental Competency; Patient Advocacy; Physicians; Psychiatry; Risk; Risk Assessment

Key words

Mental Health Therapies; Professional Patient Relationship

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Aged / Treatment Refusal / Decision Making / Dementia / Interdisciplinary Communication / Patient Care / Interprofessional Relations Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc Year: 1986 Type: Article

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