The attacks suffered by health professionals: A survey in an Italian hospital;Le aggressioni subite dagli operatori sanitari: Indagine in un ospedale italiano

Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-10

  Cerri, Rosanna ^a   Caserta, Mario ^a   Grosso, Marco ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggressions; Health care workers; Preventive measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77955880874     PISSN: 15925986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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