Refusal of medical treatment: assessing the required capacity

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Refusal of medical treatment: assessing the required capacity

The right to undertake or refuse medical treatment presupposes a capacity to do so. Every adult is presumed to have that capacity, but it is a presumption that can be rebutted. Some patients may not possess the necessary capacity due to their mental illness or retarded development or simply because...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	LexisNexis Sdn Bhd 2007
Subjects:	K Law (General) R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/3412/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3412/1/refusal_medical_treatment.pdf

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