Workplace bullying among allied health professionals: Prevalence, causes and consequences

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 392-405

  Demir, Defne ^a   Rodwell, John ^a   Flower, Rebecca ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health professionals; Bullying; Depression; Negative affect and psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896956306     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7941.12002     Document Type: Article

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