Violence in geropsychiatry

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 752-756

  Birkett, D Peter ^a,b,c,d  

^a Columbia/New York State Geriatric P ^*  (United States)

^b Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 6244293808     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19971101-10     Document Type: Article

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