Secondary traumatic stress in nurses who care for traumatized women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-249

  Gates, Donna M ^a   Gillespie, Gordon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Nursing; Secondary traumatic stress; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949085275     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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