Medical Treatment Decisions and Competency in the Eyes of the Law: A Brief Survey

Patricia D. White
Susan Hankin Denise, University of Maryland School of Law

Document Type: Book Chapter

Published in "Competency: A Study of Informal Competency Determinations in Primary Care" edited by Mary Ann Gardell Cutter and Earl E. Shelp. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991, p. 149-164. "Springer allows the author to self-archive the final version of his article on his own website and/or the repository of his institution." (October 23, 2007)

Keywords:

mental competence, medical treatment

Recommended Citation

White, Patricia D. and Denise, Susan Hankin, "Medical Treatment Decisions and Competency in the Eyes of the Law: A Brief Survey" (1991). All Faculty Publications. Paper 489.
http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/489