Threats against health care workers, part I: A review; classification, prevalence and management

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 20-24

  Dalton, Rita ^a   Eracleous, Helen ^b  

^a Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care professional personnel; Mental health; Patient violence; Threat; Threatening behaviours; Verbal aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957298     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200600010     Document Type: Review

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