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A survey of older adult patients in special secure psychiatric care in Scotland from 1998 to 2007

Elizabeth Lightbody Department of Elderly Mental Health, Northwest Kilmarnock Area Centre, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Western Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 1NQ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rona L. Gow Douglas Inch Centre, 2 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, G3 7UY, UK
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Robert Gibb The State Hospital, Carstairs, UK
Pages 966-974 | Received 17 Feb 2010, Accepted 24 Jun 2010, Published online: 29 Oct 2010

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