Background Workplace violence (WPV) is a global public health problem and has caused a
serious threat to the physical and mental health of healthcare workers. Moreover, WPV also …

A broad-ranging review of the published research literature was undertaken on workplace
aggression in clinical medical practice. Prevalence studies have found that 15–75% of …

Patient violence and aggression towards healthcare providers is a significant health and
public affairs problem receiving international attention. Such violence is found to occur …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors of physical violence in Chinese
township hospitals. Methods A cross-sectional survey was used in a sample of 442 general …

Purpose Implementation of primary care has long been a priority in low-and middle-income
countries. Violence at work may hamper progress in this field. Hence, we examined the …

Objectives: To identify the prevalence, causes, types, and sources of workplace violence
among health professionals in public hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods …

Background International studies show that aggressive behavior against primary care
physicians is not an uncommon occurrence. There has been no systematic study to date of …

Introduction In China, the severity of medical disputes has greatly increased during the past
two decades, which has caused various adverse outcomes for health professionals …

Background Patient encounters are the core learning activity of Australian general practice
(family practice) training. Exposure to patient demographics and presentations may vary …

We aimed to determine the violence against general practitioners (GPs) through their
suggestions on its cause and prevention. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based …