Violence against nurses in healthcare facilities in Kuwait

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 469-478

  Adib, Salim M ^a   Al Shatti, Ahmad K ^b   Kamal, Shadia ^c   El Gerges, Najwa ^a   Al Raqem, Mariam ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Kuwait Medical Association   (Kuwait)

^c Kuwait Nursing Association   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Arab; Middle East; Occupational hazards; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; NURSE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; NURSES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036584056     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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