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Abuse of mentally handicapped adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jean O'Hara*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine St Bartholomew's Hospital London EC1A 7BE
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

References

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O'Hara, J. (1989) Pregnancy in a severely mentally handicapped adult. Journal of Medical Ethics, 15, 197199.Google Scholar
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