A study of the effectiveness of a workplace violence intervention for small retail and service establishments

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1365-1370

  Casteel, Carri ^a   Peek Asa, Corinne ^b   Greenland, Sander ^c   Chu, Lawrence D ^d   Kraus, Jess F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOS ANGELES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RESTAURANTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 65849340512     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181845fcf     Document Type: Conference Paper

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