Occupational risk due to violence in a psychiatric ward

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-354

  Salerno, Silvana ^a   Dimitri, Laura ^b   Talamanca, Irene Figà ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Health care workers; Nurses; Occupational health; Psychiatric ward; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY; ITALY; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROME; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 72549088908     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L8145     Document Type: Article

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