Risk factors for workplace violence in clinical registered nurses in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1405-1412

  Pai, Hsiang Chu ^a   Lee, Sheuan ^b  

^a MIN HWEI COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lateral violence; Nurses; Post traumatic stress disorder; Taiwan; Violence; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79954620313     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03650.x     Document Type: Article

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