Physical assault on a medical resident

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 895-897

  Al Zayed, Abdullah H ^a   Jammah, Anwar A ^a   Al Nozha, Mansour ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; GENDER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; RELATIVE; RESIDENT; SAUDI ARABIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ARAB WORLD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0141704255     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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