Threats and violence in Swedish community elderly care

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 110-113

  Josefsson, Karin ^a   Ryhammar, Lars ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community elderly care; Registered nurse; Violence in elderly care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; STAFF TRAINING; SWEDEN; THREAT; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70449641341     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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