Seclusion and the lunar cycles

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 14-18

  Mason, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOON; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; VIOLENCE;

HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOON; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031154470     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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