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Violent Incidents in Special Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. B. Coldwell
Affiliation:
Park Lane Hospital, Park Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 1HW
L. J. Naismith
Affiliation:
Park Lane Hospital, Park Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 1HW
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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