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Involuntary admission to the psychiatric unit of Cosenza's Hospital: a retrospective study over the twenty-five year period, 1978-2003

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2011

Maria Francesca Pantusa
Affiliation:
CSM-Rogliano (CS) Via De Gasperi, n. 5, 87040 Castrolibero (Cosenza), Fax: +39-0984-987123 E-mail: pantusa.csm@libero.it
Nicola Sante Olivito
Affiliation:
CSM-Rogliano (CS) Via De Gasperi, n. 5, 87040 Castrolibero (Cosenza), Fax: +39-0984-987123
Carmela Scornaienchi
Affiliation:
CSM-Rogliano (CS) Via De Gasperi, n. 5, 87040 Castrolibero (Cosenza), Fax: +39-0984-987123
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