In whose best interests? An examination of the ethics of the UK government's White Paper 'Reforming the Mental Health Act'

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 399-404

  Chan, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ETHICS, CLINICAL; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 0036673735     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2002.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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