Better safe than sorry: A survey of safety awareness and safety provisions in the workplace among specialist registrars in the South West

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 354-357

  Sipos, Attila ^a   Balmer, Robin ^b   Tattan, Theresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0042914873     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.27.9.354     Document Type: Article

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