Violence in the Accident and Emergency Department

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 118-122

  Cembrowicz, S P ^a   Shepherd, J P ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CRIME; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENTS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0026698946     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: 20421818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809203200205     Document Type: Article

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