Journal article
Competence and consent.
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To perform a medical procedure on a competent patient who is refusing it may constitute battery; but to fail to perform a medical procedure on an incompetent patient who is refusing it may constitute negligence. Competence involves being able to understand the consequences of receiving medical treatment, and not receiving it, and being able to make a decision on the basis of that understanding. Competent people can sometimes make imprudent or irrational decisions. Cognitive impairment and men...
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- Publication status:
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- Journal:
- Medical journal of Australia More from this journal
- Volume:
- 175
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 313-315
- Publication date:
- 2001-09-01
- EISSN:
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1326-5377
- ISSN:
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0025-729X
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English
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pubs:192365
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pubs:192365
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192365
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2012-12-19
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- 2001
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