Violent events and security programs in California emergency departments before and after the 1993 hospital security act

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 420-426

  Peek Asa, Corinne ^a   Cubbin, Lucille ^b   Hubbell, Kelly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGER; NURSE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREAT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036775271     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2002.127567     Document Type: Article

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