Workplace psychological harassment in Canadian nurses: A descriptive study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-396

  Trépanier, Sarah Geneviève ^a   Fernet, Claude ^a   Austin, Stéphanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care; Psychological distress; Self perception; Sociodemographic variables; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84877292960     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312443401     Document Type: Article

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