Mental capacity and psychiatric admission

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7660, 2008, Pages 5-6

  Dawson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; WALES;

EID: 47149095575     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a116     Document Type: Editorial

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