Defining the Severity of Workplace Violent Events Among Medical and Non-Medical Samples: A Pilot Study

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 225-230

  Anderson, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNIVERSITIES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035467799     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-200109000-00002     Document Type: Article

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