| Author (Person) | Juva, Kati, Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna |
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| Series Title | European Journal of Health Law |
| Series Details | Vol.22, No.1, February 2015, p13-37 |
| Publication Date | February 2015 |
| ISSN | 0929-0273 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Abstract: As dementia progresses, it weakens a person’s legal capacity. Both legal and medical aspects are closely intertwined in the assessment of legal capacity. It is a legal problem whose solution requires medical expertise and a medical point of view. It is essential for lawyers to have basic knowledge about the effects of dementing illnesses in order to properly understand medical evidence presented in a case. For a physician it is necessary to have knowledge about different kinds of legal capacities and the complexity of legal assessment. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718093-12341340 |
| Subject Categories | Health |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
