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Law, ethics and medicine
The Mental Capacity Act 2005: a new framework for healthcare decision making
- Correspondence to: C Johnston Department of General Practice and Primary Care, King’s College London, 5 Lambeth Walk, London SE11 6SP, UK; carolyn.johnston{at}kcl.ac.uk
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The Mental Capacity Act 2005: a new framework for healthcare decision making
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- Received April 3, 2006
- Accepted June 12, 2006
- First published January 30, 2007.
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January 30, 2007
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Copyright 2007 by the Journal of Medical Ethics
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