The frequency of patient-initiated violence and its psychological impact on physicians in China: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Shi, Jianwei ^a   Wang, Sheng ^b   Zhou, Ping ^a   Shi, Leiyu ^c   Zhang, Yu ^d   Bai, Fei ^e   Xue, Di ^a   Zhang, Xinkai ^f  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Health and Family Planning Commission of Hubei Province   (China)

^e Health and Family Planning Commission of Gansu Province   (China)

^f SHANGHAI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTENTION TO LEAVE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MASTERS EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENT; THREAT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84932623946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128394     Document Type: Article

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