Threats and violence in Swedish care and welfare -- magnitude of the problem and impact on municipal personnel.
The problem of threats and violence at work has received increasing attention in Sweden in recent years. Exposure is especially high among health-care personnel in social services. A nationwide survey of prevalence, work environment and risk situations was conducted. A questionnaire was sent to a st...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 376 - 386 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2002
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