General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 503-504 , November 2009

A key step for quality care in psychiatric emergency settings

Received 20 June 2009 ,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.06.006

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 503-504 , November 2009

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