Assaults against nurses of general and psychiatric hospitals in Taiwan

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 823-832

  Shiao, Judith Shu Chu ^a   Tseng, Yuntin ^b   Hsieh, Yueh Tzu ^c   Hou, Jui Yeh ^c   Cheng, Yawen ^d   Guo, Yueliang Leon ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Chang Hwa University of Medical Technology   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Assault; Health care workers; Job stress; Nurses; Quality of life; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957752498     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0501-y     Document Type: Article

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