Characterizing violence in health care in British Columbia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1655-1663

  Kling, Rakel N ^a   Yassi, Annalee ^a   Smailes, Elizabeth ^a   Lovato, Chris Y ^a   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health personnel; Hospitals; Nurses; Prevention and control; Risk factors; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 68149083091     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05020.x     Document Type: Article

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