Work related assaults: The impact on victims

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 456-465

  Findorff Dennis, Mary J ^a   McGovern, Patricia M ^a   Bull, Margaret ^b   Hung, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VIOLENCE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0032709235     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999904701002     Document Type: Review

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