Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 307-316 , October 2010

Coercion and Procedural Justice in Psychiatric Care: State of the Science and Implications for Nursing

  • Patricia A. Galon

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Patricia A. Galon, PhD, CNS, The University of Akron, College of Nursing, Mary Gladwin Hall 201P, Akron, OH 44325-3701.
  • ,
  • N. Margaret Wineman

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2009.12.005

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 307-316 , October 2010