The Mental Capacity Act 2005

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-131

  Oyebode, Femi ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33646099816     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-2-130     Document Type: Editorial

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