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Mental incapacity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Kingsley*
Affiliation:
West Lancashire NHS Trust, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 2AZ
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Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

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Lord Chancellors Department (1997) Who Decides? Making Decisions on Behalf of Mentally Incapacitated Adults. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
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