• Hosp Med · Jun 2001

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    Capacity to consent: issues and controversies.

    • S Mukherjee and A Shah.
    • Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF.
    • Hosp Med. 2001 Jun 1;62(6):351-4.

    AbstractCapacity to consent has major ethical and legal implications, but it is often poorly understood and inadequately practiced. Varied literature on the subject is reviewed with a view to discuss the legal and clinical aspects and strategies to improve current practice.

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