'I'm going to learn how to run quick': Exploring violence directed towards staff in the Emergency Department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 926-931

  Knowles, Emma ^a   Mason, Suzanne M ^a   Moriarty, Faye ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84887828247     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201329     Document Type: Article

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