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New publication on the Montgomery judgement

In Medical Law Review

Jonathan Herring, Bill Fulford, Michael Dunn and Ashok Handa – Elbow Room for Best Practice? Montgomery, Patients’ Values, and Balanced Decision-making in Person-centred Clinical Care 

Available now from: doi:10.1093/medlaw/fwx029
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