Realising the safeguarding potential of the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Early reports from adult safeguarding staff

Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 13-24

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Rapaport, Joan ^a   Harris, Jess ^a   Samsi, Kritika ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elder abuse; Law; Mental capacity; Mental Capacity Act; Mistreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749129542     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14668203200900010     Document Type: Article

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