From safety contract to safety agreement

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 38-45

  Potter, Mertie L ^a,b,c   Dawson, Ann M ^c  

^a New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^b SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; SUICIDE;

HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY; SUICIDE;

EID: 0035434804     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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