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Incidents of violence in psychiatric inpatient care

Majda Omérov Department of Psychiatry, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88, Danderyd, Sweden
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Gunnar Edman Department of Psychiatry, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88, Danderyd, Sweden
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Börje Wistedt Department of Psychiatry, Danderyd Hospital, SE-182 88, Danderyd, Sweden
Pages 207-213 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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