Workplace violence-A Survey of diagnostic radiographers working in public hospitals in Hong Kong

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-363

  Ng, Kris ^a   Yeung, Joanne ^a   Cheung, Ivy ^a   Chung, Andrew ^a   White, Peter ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abuse; Hong Kong; Radiographers; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 72549112652     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.O8021     Document Type: Article

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