Rural general practitioner apprehension about work related violence in Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 237-241

  Tolhurst, Helen ^a   Talbot, Jane ^d   Baker, Louise ^b   Bell, Pam ^c   Murray, Gillian ^d   Sutton, Amber ^a   Dean, Sarah ^a   Treloar, Carla ^a   Harris, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NSW Central West Div of Gen Pract   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

After hours care; Apprehension; Gender differences; Rural GPs; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SECURITY MEASURES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; VIOLENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1642505438     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2003.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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