Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 107-109 , August 2007

An ABC approach to assessing the risk of violence at triage

  • Natisha Sands, RPN, RN, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: 1/723 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 83440776; fax: +61 3 93474172.

Received 22 May 2007 ,Accepted 22 May 2007.

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PII: S1574-6267(07)00072-9

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.05.002

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 107-109 , August 2007