Violence in general practice: Perceptions of cause and implications for safety

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1278-1284

  Magin, Parker ^a   Adams, Jon ^b   Joy, Elyssa ^c   Ireland, Malcolm ^a   Heaney, Susan ^a   Darab, Sandy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEAR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 52149087414     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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