Aggressive encounters between patients and general hospital staff: Staff perceptions of the context and assailants' levels of cognitive processing

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 534-543

  Winstanley, Sue ^a   Whittington, Richard ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 9344246848     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20052     Document Type: Review

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