Experiences of occupational violence in Australian urban general practice: A cross-sectional study of GPs

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 352-356

  Magin, Parker J ^a   Adams, Jon ^a   Sibbritt, David W ^a   Joy, Elyssa ^a   Ireland, Malcolm C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABUSE; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA; VERBALIZATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 26444502061     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07082.x     Document Type: Article

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