The epidemic of violence against healthcare workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 649-650

  Gates, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3242877907     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.014548     Document Type: Editorial

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