Violence against emergency department workers

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-337

  Gates, Donna M ^a   Ross, Clara Sue ^b   McQueen, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Allbright Health Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

assaults; emergency department; healthcare workers; violence; workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL WORKER; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENTS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SAFETY; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33748528930     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.12.028     Document Type: Article

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