title: Violence to nurses: prevalence and risk factors.
abstract: This article provides a review of current knowledge on the problem of violence to nurses by patients and relatives. In particular, the article discusses the extent of such violence in nursing generally and across different specialties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Community Studies, University College, Chester.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Whittington
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D016272:Occupational Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*