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Best interests, dementia and the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
- Correspondence to Professor T Hope, The Ethox Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LG, UK; tony.hope{at}ethox.ox.ac.uk
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Best interests, dementia and the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
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- Received April 26, 2009
- Revised July 12, 2009
- Accepted August 17, 2009
- First published November 30, 2009.
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March 05, 2018
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