Publications by authors named "Maria Luiza Guidinho Bernardes"

Introduction: The frequency of workplace violence has increased significantly across several countries, with short- and long-term effects on workers' health. Within the health care sector, nursing professionals are the most exposed to workplace violence, since they provide direct assistance to patients on a 24-hour basis.

Objectives: To identify the types of occupational violence experienced by nursing professionals.

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Objective: to describe the profile of victims of traffic accidents and traffic-related deaths in Marília-SP, Brazil.

Methods: this is a descriptive study, based on data from police reports (PR) and Death Certificates (DC), in 2012.

Results: 1,537 PR were gathered; among the 3,257 individuals involved in traffic accidents, 67.

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