The relationship between patients' gender and violence leading to staff injuries

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1167-1170

  Lam, J N ^a   McNiel, D E ^a   Binder, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033858542     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.9.1167     Document Type: Article

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