Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 216-226 , August 2010

Understanding the Milieu Experiences of Patients on an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

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Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 216-226 , August 2010

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