Occupational violence at lebanese emergency departments: Prevalence, characteristics and associated factors

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 455-464

  Alameddine, Mohamad ^a   Kazzi, Amin ^a   El Jardali, Fadi ^a   Dimassi, Hani ^b   Maalouf, Salwa ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Emergency departments; Lebanon; Occupational health; Professional burnout; Turnover; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859250387     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.11-0102-OA     Document Type: Article

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