Violence on inpatient pyschiatric units: State of the science

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 113-121

  Johnson, Mary E ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Psychiatric nursing; Psychiatric units; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; MENTAL PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCINFO; PUBLISHING; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 4344698536     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390304264959     Document Type: Review

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