Violence in the accident and emergency department - An international perspective

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 180-185

  Ferns, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Nursing; Original research review; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 23144464576     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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