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Appeals against Section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. O'Dwyer
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester (correspondence)
P. Neville
Affiliation:
Carlton Hayes Hospital, Narborough, Leicester
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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