"Internal" occupational violence (or bullying) in the health care industry

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-71

  Mayhew, Claire ^a   Chappell, Duncan ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bullying; Health care industry; Occupational violence; Prevention strategies

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREAT; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0037302542     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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