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Compulsory treatment of physical illness under MHA 1983
- Correspondence to Dr Robert Wheeler, Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; robert.wheeler{at}uhs.nhs.uk
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Compulsory treatment of physical illness under MHA 1983
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- Received March 26, 2021
- Accepted August 18, 2021
- First published September 11, 2021.
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January 18, 2024
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