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Judgments About Patient Competence: Cultural and Economic Antecedents

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The medico-legal-ethical concept of patient competence occasions more controversy than concensus. There is discernible agreement on just two points: (1) the criteria to be used in evaluating competence are extraordinarily elusive, and (2) patient competence plays a key role in medical decision-making.

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    Virginia Abernethy

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    Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

  2. Foundation for Interfaith Research and Ministry, USA

    Earl E. Shelp

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Abernethy, V. (1991). Judgments About Patient Competence: Cultural and Economic Antecedents. In: Cutter, M.A.G., Shelp, E.E. (eds) Competency. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3614-3_12

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