Managing violence and aggression towards NHS staff working in the community

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-100

  Beale, Diane ^a   Leather, Phil ^a   Cox, Tom ^a   Fletcher, Bridgette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based work; Health and safety management; Healthcare workers; Work related violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248684201     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969900400203     Document Type: Article

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