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Ethical and legal issues in the care of demented people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

RG Jones
RG Jones*
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
*
RG Jones, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist, Health Care of the Elderly, ‘B’ Floor, Medical School, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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Psychiatry of old age
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 55 - 68
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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