Rural general practitioner experience of work-related violence in Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 231-236

  Tolhurst, Helen ^a   Baker, Louise ^b   Murray, Gillian ^c   Bell, Pam ^b   Sutton, Amber ^a   Dean, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER; DRUG INTOXICATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; VIOLENCE; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SECURITY MEASURES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VICTORIA; VIOLENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1642546255     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2003.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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