American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 141-148 , February 2001

The role of surveillance and evaluation research in the reduction of violence against workers1

  • Corinne Peek-Asa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA School of Public Health (Peek-Asa), Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Corinne Peek-Asa, PhD, UCLA School of Public Health, 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024
    • ,
  • Carol W Runyan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina, Injury Prevention Research Center (Runyan), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
    • ,
  • Craig Zwerling, MD, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa (Zwerling), Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 141-148 , February 2001

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