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Book Title: New Medicalism And The Mental Health Act
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: John Fanning
Publication Name: New Medicalism and the Mental Health Act
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
