Workplace violence in Hong Kong, China: Nature, impact, and preparedness

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 955-975

  Lo, T Wing ^a   Chappell, Duncan ^a   Kwok, Sharon Ingrid ^a   Wu, Joseph ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; occupational safety; occupational violence; workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84865956021     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X11414545     Document Type: Article

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