Work-related assault injuries among nurses

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 685-691

  Lee, Su Hsing S ^a   Gerberich, Susan G ^a,c   Waller, Lance A ^b   Anderson, Aparna ^b   McGovern, Patricia ^b  

^a Div of Environ and Occup Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault violence; Case control study; Environmental risk factors; Work related batteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE; WORK;

EID: 0032742147     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199911000-00007     Document Type: Article

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