Violence Against Healthcare Workers: A Worldwide Phenomenon With Serious Consequences

Sandro Vento¹, Francesca Cainelli^{1

2}, Alfredo Vallone³

Affiliations

Sandro Vento et al. Front Public Health. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 18:8:570459.

doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.570459. eCollection 2020.

Sandro Vento¹, Francesca Cainelli^{1

2}, Alfredo Vallone³

No abstract available

Keywords: doctor-patient relationship; healthcare worker (HCW); nurse-patient relationship; violence; workplace.

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