Violence in the Emergency Department: Physicians, Medical Staff, and Patients

authors:

avatar Nozar Dorestan 1 , avatar Mehrdad Dargahi-Malamir 2 , avatar Sara Bahadoram 3 , avatar Mohammad Bahadoram 4 , *

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran
Department of Internal Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran
Department of Pediatrics, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Medical Student Research Committee and Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran

how to cite: Dorestan N, Dargahi-Malamir M, Bahadoram S, Bahadoram M. Violence in the Emergency Department: Physicians, Medical Staff, and Patients. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2016;5(4):e29769. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.29769.

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