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Restricting freedom of people with limited awareness of maintaining their well-being: a legal quagmire
- Correspondence to Professor Derick Wade, Oxford Centre for Enablement, Windmill Road, Oxford OX3 7HE, UK; derick.wade{at}ouh.nhs.uk
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Restricting freedom of people with limited awareness of maintaining their well-being: a legal quagmire
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- Accepted July 4, 2015
- First published August 5, 2015.
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April 14, 2016
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