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Research Article

Waiting for Oblivion: Women's Experiences with Electroshock

Cheryl Leslie van Daalen-SmithYork University, School of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
, RN, PhD
Pages 457-472 | Published online: 07 Jul 2011

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