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Stability of perceived ward atmosphere over time, diagnosis and gender for patients with psychosis

J-Å Jansson Department of Psychology, Lund University, Paradisgatan 5 P, SE-223 50 Lund, Sweden and Division of Psychiatry, Lund University Hospital, The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit, Repslagaregatan 14, SE-241 32 Eslöv, Sweden
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M Eklund Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Occupational Therapy, Lund University, PO Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Pages 407-412 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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