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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 33, 1999 - Issue 4
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Absconding behaviour: an exploratory investigation in an acute inpatient unit

Tom Meehan Queensland University of Technology, Wolston Park Hospital, Wacol, Queensland, 4076, Australia
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Paul Morrison School of Nursing, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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Sue McDougall Wolston Park Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Pages 533-537 | Received 28 Jan 1998, Accepted 23 Apr 1999, Published online: 07 Aug 2009

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