Violence and Sexual Harassment - Impact on Registered Nurses in the Workplace

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-77

  Williams, Margie Ford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030044482     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999604400204     Document Type: Article

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