Violence in the health care workplace

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-5

  Lee, D T F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SECURITY MEASURES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33344458596     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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