Surrogate decisionmaking for elderly individuals who are incompetent or of questionable competence Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Surrogate decisionmaking for elderly individuals who are incompetent or of questionable competence

Creator

  • Author: Buchanan, Allen
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress
  • Author: Gilfix, Michael
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress
  • Author: Brock, Dan W.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress

Contributor

  • Originator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
    Contributor Type: Organization

Date

  • Creation: 1985-11

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report discusses the problem of decision-making for incompetent or questionably competent elderly people as one of the most serious issues facing Americans.
  • Physical Description: 169 pages. Digitized from microfiche.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Capacity and disability -- United States.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Dementia -- Patients -- Medical care -- United States -- Decision making.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Older people -- Medical care -- United States -- Decision making.

Primary Source

  • Item is not a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Office of Technology Assessment
    Code: OTA

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1001676404
  • SuDoc Number: Y 3.T 22/2:2 M 66/2/surr.
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc97362
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