How a model based on linguistic theory can improve the assessment of decision-making capacity for persons with dementia.

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Author/s: Brauner, Daniel J (DJ); Merel, Susan E (SE);

Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, University of Chicago Hospitals and MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Chicago, USA. dbrauner(-atsign-)medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of clinical ethics (J Clin Ethics), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 17 (issue 2) : pp 139-48

Dates: Created 2006/08/17; Completed 2006/09/26;

PMID: 16913149, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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CommentIn: J Clin Ethics. 2006 Summer;17(2):99-109. (PMID: 16913144)

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Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Attention
Awareness
Comprehension
Decision Making
Dementia - psychology

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