@article {Baumgarten180, author = {E Baumgarten}, title = {The concept of {\textquoteright}competence{\textquoteright} in medical ethics.}, volume = {6}, number = {4}, pages = {180--184}, year = {1980}, doi = {10.1136/jme.6.4.180}, publisher = {Institute of Medical Ethics}, abstract = {Dr Baumgarten analyses three possible justifications for doctors to decide that a patient is {\textquoteright}incompetent{\textquoteright} to make or participate in medical decisions affecting him, and points out the difficulties of each. He argues that the degree to which a patient relinquishes control over decision-making which affects him will vary in different circumstances and should be explicitly agreed in the initial doctor-patient contract, rather as it often is when a client employs a professional to invest money on his behalf.}, issn = {0306-6800}, URL = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/6/4/180}, eprint = {https://jme.bmj.com/content/6/4/180.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Medical Ethics} }