Disabling progress: The law commission’s proposals on mentally incapacitated adults’ decision-making

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 304-320

  Carson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84946304829     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649069308412405     Document Type: Article

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