While the Number of Beds and Patients in Mental Hospitals

question 27

Multiple Choice

While the number of beds and patients in mental hospitals declined in __________, they increased in __________.

• A) Great Britain; Japan
• B) Italy; the United States
• C) Japan; Italy
• D) the United States; Great Britain

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