A study of the official records of seclusion

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-235

  Morrison, Paul ^a,b   Lehane, Michael ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; VIOLENCE;

AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT ISOLATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030119709     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7489(95)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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