The patient with excited delirium in the emergency department

Behavioral Emergencies for the Emergency Physician

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 125-131

  Wilson, Michael P ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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EID: 84923510966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139088077.021     Document Type: Chapter

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