Prevalence, seriousness and reporting of work-related violence in the Danish elderly care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 574-581

  Sharipova, Muborak ^a   Borg, Vilhelm ^a   Hogh, Annie ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carers; Elderly care; Injuries; Perpetrators; Reporting; Seriousness; Sick leave; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DENMARK; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; DENMARK; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 56049111647     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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