Putting aggression into context: An investigation into contextual factors influencing the rate of aggressive incidents in a psychiatric hospital

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-170

  Shepherd, Melanie ^a,b   Lavender, Tony ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032940222     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638239917535     Document Type: Article

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