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Nursing home care for mental patients: Descriptive data and some propositions

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  1. Department of Psychology, Memphis State University, 3815, Memphis, TN

    William R. Shadish Jr.

  2. Bowman Grey School of Medicine, Bowman, USA

    Roger B. Straw

  3. West Virginia University, Virginia, USA

    A. John McSweeny

  4. Northwestern University, USA

    Diane L. Koller & Richard R. Bootzin

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This research was supported in part by a grant from the State of Illinois Department of Mental Health.

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Shadish, W.R., Straw, R.B., McSweeny, A.J. et al. Nursing home care for mental patients: Descriptive data and some propositions. Am J Commun Psychol 9, 617–633 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896480

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