The challenges of amnesia in assessing capacity, assigning a proxy, and deciding to forego life-prolonging medical treatment.

J Clin Ethics

Bioethics By and For the People, Cross-Cultural & International Partnerships for Democratic Bioethics, Berkeley, California, USA.

Published: December 2007

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