Examining the characteristics of workplace violence in one non-tertiary hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 479-488

  Chapman, Rose ^a   Styles, Irene ^b   Perry, Laura ^c   Combs, Shane ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Nurses; Perpetrators; Victims; Violence; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 74549160304     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02952.x     Document Type: Article

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