The law on managing patients who deliberately harm themselves and refuse treatment

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7214, 1999, Pages 905-907

  Hewson, Barbara ^a  

^a Littman Chambers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033517581     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7214.905     Document Type: Short Survey

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