Gaining and maintaining consent when capacity can be an issue: A research study with people with Huntington's disease

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Wilson, Eleanor ^a   Pollock, Kristian ^a   Aubeeluck, Aimee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992785073     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: 1758101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ce.2010.010024     Document Type: Article

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