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Consent to Treatment During Childhood

The Assessment of Competence and Avoidance of Conflict

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John Pearce
John Pearce*
Affiliation:
Thorneywood Unit, Porchester Road, Nottingham NG3 6LF
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 165 , Issue 6 , December 1994 , pp. 713 - 716
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994 

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