Microblogging violent attacks on medical staff in China: a case study of the Longmen County People’s Hospital incident

Abstract Background A violent attack on medical staff in Guangdong Province, in which a female doctor at Longmen County People’s Hospital (LCPH) was severely injured by a knife-wielding patient, has drawn significant public attention to the phenomenon of hospital violence and initiated discussions o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jia Tian, Li Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2301-5