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Physician staffing and patient violence |
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| Authors: | H Carmel E D Tanke J A Yesavage |
| Institution: | Atascadero Clinical Safety Project, Atascadero State Hospital, CA 93423-7001. |
| Abstract: | We found an inverse relation between physical aggression by patients and physician staffing--when more physicians were available, physical aggression decreased. Episodes of nonphysical aggression increased with higher levels of psychiatrist staffing, but were not related to general physician staffing. |
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