Violence against doctors in government hospitals and the role of media

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1163-

  Khawaja, Ali ^a   Irfan, Hira ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MASS MEDIA; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIANS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80054848735     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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