A pilot study of bullying and harassment among medical professionals in Pakistan, focussing on psychiatry: need for a medical ombudsman

Background: The magnitude of bullying and harassment among psychiatrists is reportedly high, yet no peer-review published studies addressing this issue could be found. Therefore, it was decided to conduct a pilot study to assess the degree of the problem, the types of bullying/harassment and to prov...

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VerfasserInnen: Gadit, A. A. M. (Verfasst von) ; Mugford, G. (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2008
In: Journal of medical ethics
Jahr: 2008, Band: 34, Heft: 6, Seiten: 463-466
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