| Document ID (ISN) | 109858 |
| CIS number |
09-991 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-1-113441-5 |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
di Martino V. |
| Title |
Workplace violence in the health sector - Country case studies |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 2002. xi, 42p. Illus. 12 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.who.int/entity/violence_injury_prevention/violence/activities/workplace/WVsynthesisreport.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
As part of the Joint Programme of the International Labour Office (ILO), the International Council of Nurses (ICN), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Public Services International (PSI) to develop sound policies and practical approaches for the prevention and elimination of violence in the health sector launched in 2000, a number of country studies were realized to fill major information gaps and provide evidence for the drafting of guidelines to address workplace violence in the health sector (see CIS 09-000; ISN7). This report contains summaries of the following country studies: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Portugal, South Africa and Thailand. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
WHO; violence; health care personnel; hospitals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; Australia; Portugal; Brazil; Lebanon; Thailand; role of workers' organizations; South Africa; case study; report; ILO; role of government; Bulgaria |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | WHO |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Violence
Violence and terrorism
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