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The impact of court-ordered psychiatric treatment on hospital length of stay: balancing legal and clinical concerns. 法院命令的精神病治疗对住院时间的影响:平衡法律和临床问题。
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-30 DOI: 10.12934/jkpmhn.2022.31.2.181
Jinah Shin, Maria Chona P San Gabriel, Agnes Ho-Periola, Sheryl Ramer, Youngihn Kwon, Heejung Bang
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