Planning for incapacity by people with bipolar disorder under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0964-9069,1469-9621
DOI: 10.1080/09649069.2016.1228145