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Age and Ageing, Vol 29, 179-182, Copyright © 2000 by British Geriatrics Society

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Ethical dilemma. A question of competence

M Lowe, I Kerridge, J McPhee and H Fairfull-Smith
Fiji School of Medicine, Lautoka, Fiji; Clinical Unit in Ethics and Health Law, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, Lismore, NSW, Australia; Corresponding author; Fax: (+61) 2 49213783; E-mail: ikerridg@mail.newcastle.edu.au

Keywords: capacity, competence, decision-making, Diogenes' syndrome, elderly abuse, self-neglect
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