Perception of aggression among psychiatric nurses in Switzerland

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL.S412, 2002, Pages 110-117

  Abderhalden, Christoph ^a   Needham, I ^b   Friedli, T K ^c   Poelmans, J ^d   Dassen, T ^e  

^a WE'G Institute for Post Diploma Education in Health Professions   (Switzerland)

^b Psychiatric Hospital   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d Breitenbach ^*  (Switzerland)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Psychiatry; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWITZERLAND;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0842311250     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.106.s412.24.x     Document Type: Article

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