Violence and aggression in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 431-434

  James, Alex ^a   Madeley, R ^a   Dove, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THREAT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33748603160     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.028621     Document Type: Article

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