The Bournewood case and its implications for health and social services

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 349-351

  Shah, Ajit ^a,b   Dickenson, Donna ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031872259     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689809100702     Document Type: Short Survey

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