Maintained attitudinal changes in nursing personnel after a brief training on suicide prevention

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-153

  Botega, Neury J ^a   Silva, Sidney V ^a   Reginato, Diogo G ^a   Rapeli, Claudemir B ^a   Cais, Carlos F S ^a   Mauro, Marisa L F ^a   Stefanello, Sabrina ^a   Cecconi, Janaína P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SUICIDE; TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE;

EID: 34249717898     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.2.145     Document Type: Article

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