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Physical Restraint Elimination in the Acute Care Setting: Ethical Considerations

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Slomka, J., Agich, G.J., Stagno, S.J. et al. Physical Restraint Elimination in the Acute Care Setting: Ethical Considerations. HEC Forum 10, 244–262 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008844314555

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