Managing self-harm: The legal issues

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 41-43

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DRUG OVERDOSE; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; SELF POISONING; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030763126     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.1997.35641     Document Type: Short Survey

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