Violence against radiologists. I: Prevalence and preventive measures;Violenza contro i radiologi. I: Prevalenza e misure preventive

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1019-1033

  Magnavita, N ^a   Fileni, A ^b   Pescarini, L ^c   Magnavita, G ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Occupational; Radiologist; Violence; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84866731996     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-012-0825-7     Document Type: Article

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