Stabbing at mental health centre - nurses criticised.
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چکیده
Nurses at a devon mental health unit where an occupational therapist was stabbed to death by a patient have come under fire in the official report of the incident.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
دوره 9 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995