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040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aMatthews, Frances _91653
245			_aDoctors, elder abuse, and enduring powers of attorney _cMatthews, Frances
260			_bNew Zealand Medical Association _c2004
300			_a8 p. ; computer file : PDF format (33.5Kb)
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500			_aNew Zealand Medical Journal 117(1202), 24 September 2004
520			_aThis article discusses some of the shortcomings in the legislation contained in Part IX of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act (1988), and the appropriate course of action for those who think that attorneys are misusing their powers and failing to act in the best interests of incapacitated patients. This Act is used to protect vulnerable adults who are unable to make their own decisions about welfare and property matters. It is posited that there is widespread ignorance among doctors and other professionals dealing with incapacitated patients, about the scope and nature of powers granted when an enduring power of attorney is donated. Suggestions are made for steps that doctors can take when dealing with those who have been granted an enduring power of attorney by their patients.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aELDER ABUSE _9220
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	7	_9414 _aOLDER PEOPLE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
773	0		_tNew Zealand Medical Journal 117(1202), 24 September 2004
830			_aNew Zealand Medical Journal _94639
856	4		_uhttps://global-uploads.webflow.com/5e332a62c703f653182faf47/5e332a62c703f689e72fc6e1_Vol-117-No-1202-24-September-2004.pdf
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