The occupational violence experiences of 400 Australian health workers: An exploratory study

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3-43

  Mayhew, Claire ^a   Chappell, Duncan ^b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Review Tribunal of New South Wales ^*

Author keywords

Health care sector; Occupational violence; Perpetrator characteristics; Risk factors; Underreporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249083547     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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