Legal capacity, mental capacity and supported decision-making: Report from a panel event
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A guide to assessing decision-making capacity.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0160-2527
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.09.006