'We don't have to take this': Zero tolerance of violence against health care workers in a time of insecurity

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 691-709

  Gabe, Jonathan ^a   Ann Elston, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care professionals; Insecurity; Risk; Violence; Zero tolerance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; VIOLENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 54249164522     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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