Factors associated with workplace violence in paramedics

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 417-421

  Koritsas, Stella ^a   Boyle, Malcolm ^a   Coles, Jan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

assault; emergency medical services; paramedics; predictors; workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952113465     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X0000724X     Document Type: Article

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