Compliance with best practice: Implementing the best available evidence in the use of physical restraint in residential aged care

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-350

  Timmins, Janet ^a  

^a Carinya of Bicton   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Best practice analysis; Physical restraint

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249096409     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2008.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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