Aggression and violence towards health care providers, and effects thereof

Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 19-29

  Eker, Hasan Hüseyin ^a   Özder, Aclan ^b   Tokaç, Mahmut ^c   Topçu, Ibrahim ^d   Tabu, Abdulkadir ^e  

^a GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Regional Administration   (Turkey)

^c Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate   (Turkey)

^d AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e Basaksehir State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Health care providers; Psychiatry; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 84874679573     PISSN: 15092046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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