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Chapter 11 - Agitation in Field Settings: Emergency Medical Services Providers and Law Enforcement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2017

By
Thom Dunn  and
Charles Dempsey
Edited by
Scott L. Zeller ,
Kimberly D. Nordstrom  and
Michael P. Wilson
Scott L. Zeller
Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside
Kimberly D. Nordstrom
Affiliation:
Denver Health Medical Center, Colorado
Michael P. Wilson
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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The Diagnosis and Management of Agitation , pp. 156 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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