Workplace violence directed at nursing staff at a general hospital in southern Thailand

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-207

  Kamchuchat, Chalermrat ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^a   Oncheunjit, Suparnee ^a   Yip, Teem Wing ^b   Sangthong, Rassamee ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing staff; Occupational hazard; Physical abuse; Verbal abuse; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; THAILAND; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THAILAND; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 43549107044     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.O7001     Document Type: Article

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