Gender differences in aggressive behavior at admission to a psychiatric hospital

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-103

  Grube, Michael ^a  

^a Eye Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Gender; Psychiatry; Time of admission

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33947180338     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20171     Document Type: Article

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