Workplace aggression and violence: Moving forward together

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 199-202

  Stubbs, Brendon ^a  

^a St Andrews Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

AGGRESSION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 75549087140     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.445     Document Type: Editorial

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