Medical treatment under Part IV of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Human Rights Act 1998: Review of Article 3 and 8 case law

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 111-115

  Curtice, Martin J R ^a  

^a Hollyhill Unit   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 62649104781     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.108.020990     Document Type: Review

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4. OFFICE OF PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION (1998) Human Rights Act 1998 Chapter 42. The Stationery Office (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/ acts1998/ukpga_19980042_en_1).
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