The nature of occupational violence against taxicab drivers

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-348

  Gilbert, Betsy ^a  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Interviews; Minority health; Occupational health; Public health nursing practice; Qualitative research; Safety; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960115929     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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