Bullying and occupational violence in tertiary education: Risk factors, perpetrators and prevention

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-326

  McCarthy, Paul ^a   Mayhew, Claire ^a   Barker, Michelle ^a   Sheehan, Michael ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bullying; Occupational violence; Preventive strategies; Risk factors; Tertiary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747469767     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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