Evaluation of Violence Against Emergency Physicians in Turkey

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Oztok B., Icme F., KAVAKLI H. Ş., Gunaydin G. P., Sener A., ÇELİK G. K.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.17, no.4, pp.182-186, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eajem.2018.20982
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.182-186
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Violence against healthcare workers is most commonly experienced in emergency rooms. The present study aimed to assess the extent of increasing violence toward emergency physicians in Turkey and to define their opinions about reasons of violence.