Increasing violence in Australian general practice is a public health issue

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-119

  Rowe, Leanne ^a,b   Kidd, Michael R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; MONITORING; OCCUPATION; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34547480859     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01157.x     Document Type: Article

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