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. 1995 Dec;16(4):375-88.
doi: 10.1007/BF00995482.

Reflections on segregating and assessing areas of competence

D Checkland  1 , M Silberfeld
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Reflections on segregating and assessing areas of competence

D Checkland et al. Theor Med. 1995 Dec.

Abstract

Various complexities that arise in the application of legal and/or clinical criteria to the actual assessment of competence/capacity are discussed, and a particular way of understanding the nature of such criteria is recommended.

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