Factors influencing seclusion rates in an adult psychiatric intensive care unit

Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-100

  O'malley, Jane E ^a   Frampton, Christopher ^a   Wijnveld, Anne Marie ^a   Porter, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

gender; psychiatric inpatient; Seclusion; skill mix; unit size

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011457816     PISSN: 17426464     EISSN: 17422206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742646407001124     Document Type: Article

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