Treatment of acute behavioural disturbance: A UK national survey of rapid tranquillisation

Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 84-88

  Pereira, Stephen ^a   Paton, Carol ^b   Walkert, Lucy M ^a   Shaw, Susan ^c   Gray, Richard ^d   Wildgust, Hiram ^e  

^a NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Rapid Tranquillisation; UK National Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011519664     PISSN: 17426464     EISSN: 17422206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742646406000148     Document Type: Article

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