Dilemmas facing Japanese nurses regarding the physical restraint of elderly patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Japan Journal of Nursing Science
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1742-7932,1742-7924
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2006.00056.x