Violence against women: The phenomenon of workplace violence against nurses

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-95

  Child, R J Howerton ^a   Mentes, Janet C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

BATTERED WOMEN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 75149173079     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840903267638     Document Type: Article

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