Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 15-26 , February 2010

Exposure to Aggression and the Impact on Staff in a Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2009.01.002

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 15-26 , February 2010

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