Workplace Victimization among Healthcare Workers in
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This year, more than one million U.S. workers will be kicked, pushed, punched, threatened, or otherwise victimized in the workplace. According to the Bureau of Justice, 1.7 million U.S. employees suffer nonfatal workplace assaults annually.1 A 2006 study of U.S. workers found that 41.4% of workers were psychologically victimized at least once in the past year, and 13% reported that they were victim-
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