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Worker resignation due to patient nuisance in hospitals: Determinants and prevention

Yoshiyuki KusuiDepartment of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan;Kusui Law Office, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Toru YamazakiMie University Hospital, Epidemiology Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Tomomi YamadaDepartment of Biomedical Statistics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Masayuki HamadaSuzuka General Hospital, Suzuka, Mie, Japan;Association of Mie Hospital, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Kazumune UeshimaTsu Public Health Center, Mie Prefecture, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Kazuo TajimaMie University Hospital, Epidemiology Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Shigeru SokejimaDepartment of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan;Mie University Hospital, Epidemiology Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Tsu, Mie, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 10-19 | Received 06 Oct 2015, Accepted 05 Jan 2016, Published online: 03 May 2016

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