Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 275-286 , August 2010

The Practice of Seclusion and Time-out on English Acute Psychiatric Wards: The City-128 Study

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 The authors have no conflict of interest to declare nor do they have any relevant financial interest in this article.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2009.09.003

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 275-286 , August 2010

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