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Thoughtful considerations for assessing competence in dementia

Competence assessment in dementia. Gabriela Stoppe (Ed.) on behalf of the European Dementia Consensus Network. 2008. Morlenbach, Germany: Springer Wien New York. Pp. 184. ISBN: 978–3–211–72368–5. $69.95.

Pages 378-380 | Published online: 23 Mar 2009

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  • Sullivan , K. 2004 . Neuropsychological assessment of mental capacity . Neuropsychology Review , 14 ( 3 ) : 131 – 142 .
  • Wong , J. G. , Clare , I. C. H. , Gunn , M. J. and Holland , A. J. 1999 . Capacity to make health care decisions: Its importance in clinical practice . Psychological Medicine , 29 : 437 – 446 .

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