Violence against doctors: A medical(ised) problem? The case of National Health Service general practitioners

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 575-598

  Elston, Mary Ann ^a   Gabe, Jonathan ^a   Denney, David ^a   Lee, Raymond ^a   O'Beirne, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Medical profession; Medicalisation; National Health Service; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OFFENDER; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PROTECTION; REHABILITATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036708744     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00309     Document Type: Article

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