Pilot study on the prevalence of abuse and mistreatment during clinical internship: A cross-sectional study among first year residents in Oman

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Al Shafaee, Mohammed ^a   Al Kaabi, Yousuf ^a   Al Farsi, Yousuf ^a   White, Gillian ^b   Al Maniri, Abdullah ^a   Al Sinawi, Hamed ^b   Al Adawi, Samir ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OFFENDER; OMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

EID: 84875029287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002076     Document Type: Article

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