Recommendations of Swiss users to reduce aggression and coercive measures in psychiatric wards
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Address: 1University Bern Psychiatric Services, Nursing and Social Education Research Unit, Bolligenstrasse 111, CH-3000 Bern 60, Switzerland, 2St. Pirminsberg Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Suchtbehandlung, Klosterweg, CH-7312 Pfäfers, Switzerland, 3Sanatorium Kilchberg Psychiatrische Privatklinik, Alte Landstrasse 70-84, CH-8802 Kilchberg, Switzerland and 4University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen, Department of Health, Tellstrasse 2, CH-9000 St.Gallen, Switzerland * Corresponding author
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دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007