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Original Articles

Healthcare professionals’ and patients’ attitudes toward the causes and management of aggression in Estonian psychiatric clinics: a quantitative cross-sectional comparative study

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Pages 699-708 | Received 12 May 2021, Accepted 22 Oct 2021, Published online: 10 Jan 2022

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