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Patient violence in a psychiatric hospital in Denmark: Rate of violence and relation to diagnosis

Sigurd Benjaminsen Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark
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K. Gøtzsche-Larsen Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark
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B. Norrie Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark
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L. Harder Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark
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A. Luxhøi Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark
Pages 233-242 | Accepted 19 Dec 1995, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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