Risk factors for assualts on nursing staff: Childhood abuse and education level

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 22-29

  Little, Liza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MANAGED CARE; NURSING STAFF; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033233216     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199912000-00006     Document Type: Article

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