Cognitive model of patient aggression towards health care staff: The patient's perspective

Work and Stress

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 340-350

  Winstanley, Sue ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxiety; Assault; Cognitive model; Health care staff; Patient aggression; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; STAFF; THREAT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 28844440424     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370500409747     Document Type: Article

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