Physical Restraints: Abusive and Harmful

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-313

  Tolson, Debbie ^a   Morley, John E ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ABUSE; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL RESTRAINT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860328090     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.02.004     Document Type: Editorial

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