Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 184-193 , September 2008

Workplace Violence and Abuse Against Nurses in Hospitals in Iran

  • Mahnaz Shoghi, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karaj Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Mahnaz Shoghi, MSN, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karaj Islamic Azad University, Shahid Moazen BLD Karaj, Iran
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  • Mahnaz Sanjari, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Expert of Technical Department of Nursing of Islamic Republic of Iran, and Researcher in Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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  • Fateme Shirazi, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Expert of Technical Department of Nursing of Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Shiva Heidari, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Expert of Technical Department of Nursing of Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Sedighe Salemi, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, and Technical Assistant of Nursing Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ghazanfar Mirzabeigi, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Director of Nursing Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Received 7 July 2008 ,Revised 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 11 September 2008.

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PII: S1976-1317(08)60042-0

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60042-0

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 184-193 , September 2008

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