A qualitative study of the multiple impacts of external workplace violence in two Western Cape communities

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 300-313

  Bowman, Brett ^a   Crafford, Anne ^b   Bhamjee, Fatima ^a   Eagle, Gillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Psychologist in the workplace; Trauma; Violence; Work; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849126411     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630903900305     Document Type: Article

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