Who decides now? Protecting and empowering vulnerable adults who lose the capacity to make decisions for themselves

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 557-564

  Johns, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult care; Consent; Mental capacity; Protection; Research ethics; Social work and law; Vulnerable adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249141795     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm015     Document Type: Review

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