Hospital Reporting of Deaths Related to Restraint and Seclusion.

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Hospital Reporting of Deaths Related to Restraint and Seclusion.

September 27, 2006

Levinson DR. Washington DC: Office of the Inspector General; September 2006. OEI-09-04-00350

This report presents findings from an investigation into the reporting of and response to restraint and seclusion-related deaths.

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