Mental capacity and decisional autonomy: An interdisciplinary challenge

Inquiry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-107

  Owen, Gareth S ^a   Freyenhagen, Fabian ^b   Richardson, Genevra ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61449138700     PISSN: 0020174X     EISSN: 15023923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00201740802661502     Document Type: Article

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