Crowding and violent behaviour: The influence of patient density on violent and self-harming behaviour at a medium secure unit

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Hardie, T J ^a  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROWDING; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

CROWDING; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; PRISONERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033109661     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249903900211     Document Type: Article

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