Environmental Evaluation for Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Services

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-250

  McPhaul, Kathleen M ^a   London, Matthew ^a,b   Murrett, Kevin ^c   Flannery, Kelly ^a   Rosen, Jonathan ^b   Lipscomb, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Public Employees Federation ^*  (United States)

^c Architectural Resources Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Healthcare workers; Occupational injury; Participatory action research; Workplace violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; SAFETY FACTOR;

HEALTHCARE WORKERS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SOCIAL WORK; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

CRIME; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WORK; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 43049153252     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.02.028     Document Type: Article

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