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Research Article

Psychometric evaluation of the Ward Atmosphere Scale in a Russian psychiatric hospital

, M.D., Ph.D., , M.D., Ph.D., , M.D., Ph.D. & , M.D.
Pages 377-383 | Accepted 16 Feb 2010, Published online: 26 Mar 2010

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