Aggressive Behavior of Nursing Home Residents Toward Caregivers: A Systematic Literature Review

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-187

  Zeller, Adelheid ^a   Hahn, Sabine ^a   Needham, Ian ^a   Kok, Gerjo ^a   Dassen, Theo ^a   Halfens, Ruud J G ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 66449118493     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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