Ward culture and atmosphere

Violence in Mental Health Settings: Causes, Consequences, Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 273-291

  Duxbury, Joy A ^a   Björkdahl, Anna ^b   Johnson, Sheena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68249095272     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33965-8_14     Document Type: Chapter

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