We considered the following child variables that may "cause" a competent classification: age, gender, intelligence, disease experience, SES, ethnicity.
A competent adult, age 18 or older, who lives at home with the respondent can usually accept the papers.
Patients eligible for randomization are competent patients aged 18 years or above with a presumptive diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis as defined by the combination of fever, one or more symptoms of urinary tract infection and a positive urine nitrate test and/or the presence of leucocyturia.
And that doesn't take into account those in state legislatures around the country who are no doubt chomping at the bit to inundate us with measures that further restrict access to abortion care, contraception, and culturally competent and age-appropriate sex education.
All mentally and physically competent women aged 15 59 years were eligible for the study.
All mentally and physically competent women aged 15 59 years were eligible for the study, regardless of their marital status.
This study reported that the vaccination reduced the incidence of HZ by 51.1 % and of PHN by 66.5 % in 38,546 immune competent adults aged 60 and older over a mean surveillance period of 3.1 years.
The 2005 Mental Capacity Act allows a competent person aged over 18 to make an AD that pre-emptively states their treatment preferences or to appoint a lasting power of attorney (LPA) to make decisions for them, if they become incapacitated.
If children do not become competent readers by age 9 — when most are in fourth grade — it is far more likely that they will read poorly as adults.
She was funny, immensely competent, a similar age to me and took it for granted that I would want to have choice in shopping, festive or otherwise.
