Consultants as victims of bullying and undermining: A survey of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultant experiences

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Shabazz, Tariq ^a   Parry Smith, William ^a   Oates, Sharon ^b   Henderson, Steven ^c   Mountfield, Joanna ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Consultant; Undermining

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; OBSTETRICIAN; OFFENDER; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; BULLYING; CONSULTANTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84976321975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011462     Document Type: Article

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