Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 423-428 , October 2007

Aggression and violence towards health care providers – A problem in Turkey?

  • Hayri Erkol, MD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Abant İzzet Baysal University, İzzet Baysal Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Bolu, Turkey
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  • Mira R. Gökdoğan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istanbul University, Institute of Forensic Sciences, Department of Medical Science, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mobile: +90 532 739 94 02; fax: +90 212 588 00 11.
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  • Zerrin Erkol, MD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Abant İzzet Baysal University, İzzet Baysal Faculty of Medicine, Department of Legal Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
    • ,
  • Bora Boz, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Legal Medicine, Denizli, Turkey

Received 28 November 2006 ,Revised 19 February 2007 ,Accepted 5 March 2007.

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☆ The results of this article were presented at the IV. Regional Trauma and Emergency Congress, 25–28 September 2003, Kayseri, Turkey.

PII: S1752-928X(07)00037-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.03.004

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 423-428 , October 2007

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