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The revised Code of Practice for the Mental Health Act 1983

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J.H.M. Crichton
J.H.M. Crichton*
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University of Cambridge, Institute of Criminology, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 45 - 46
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