Aggression: Is it a problem for occupational therapists?

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 313-

  Stubbs, Brendon ^a,c   Sengupta, Subhajit ^b,c  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51449119021     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260807100801     Document Type: Note

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