Prediction of violence in inpatient settings

Violence in Mental Health Settings: Causes, Consequences, Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 111-123

  Steinert, Tilman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33965-8_6     Document Type: Chapter

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