Psychiatric intensive care: a developing specialty.
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چکیده
Psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) fulfil a role analogous to the intensive care/ intensive therapy units familiar in general hospitals. Lehane and Rees ( 1995 ), Saverimuttu ( 1996 ) and Ford and Whiffin ( 1991 ) described the establishment of PICUs, where patients who are severely unwell or who present severe management problems can be nursed in safety.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
دوره 12 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998