Verbal and physical violence in emergency departments: A survey of nurses in Istanbul, Turkey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 510-517

  Pinar, Rukiye ^a   Ucmak, Firdevs ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Nurses; Nursing; Turkey; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651253549     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03520.x     Document Type: Article

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