The use of restraint in four general hospital emergency departments in Australia

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 366-369

  Gerace, Adam ^a   Pamungkas, Dewi R ^a   Oster, Candice ^a   Thomson, Del ^b   Muir Cochrane, Eimear ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Mechanical restraint; Mental health; Physical restraint; Seclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906896565     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856214534001     Document Type: Article

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