Staff injuries after patient - Staff incidences in psychiatric acute wards

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-125

  Langsrud, Knut ^a   Linaker, Olav M ^a   Morken, Gunnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggression; Injuries; Inpatients; Psychiatry; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSICIAN; PROVOCATION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUNK;

AGGRESSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THORACIC INJURIES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34247116910     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480701226104     Document Type: Article

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