Compulsory Powers over Mental Patients
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Acceptability of compulsory powers in the community: the ethical considerations of mental health service users on Supervised Discharge and Guardianship.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1957
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5038.234