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Broad concepts and messy realities: optimising the application of mental capacity criteria
- Correspondence to Dr Scott Y H Kim, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; scott.kim{at}nih.gov
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Broad concepts and messy realities: optimising the application of mental capacity criteria
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- Received May 6, 2021
- Accepted June 25, 2021
- First published August 2, 2021.
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January 18, 2024
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