Physical violence against health care workers: A nationwide study from Iran

• Main Authors: Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab (Author), Fatemeh Oskouie (Author), Fereshteh Najafi (Author), Nahid Ghazanfari (Author), Zahra Tamizi (Author), Shahla Afshani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Workplace violence is a serious and problematic phenomenon in health care settings. Research shows that health care workers are at the highest risk of such violence. The aim of this study was to address the frequency of physical violence against Iranian health personnel, their response t...