Safer at work: Development and evaluation of an aggression and violence minimization program

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 804-810

  Grenyer, Brin F S ^a   Ilkiw Lavalle, Olga ^a   Biro, Philip ^a   Middleby Clements, Jane ^a   Comninos, Andreas ^a   Coleman, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Prevention; Risk management; Safety; Violence; Zero tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; STAFF TRAINING; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEACHING; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 6444235183     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01465.x     Document Type: Article

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