Defensive medicine practices and workplace violence among physicians in tertiary healthcare settings in Zagazig, Egypt: a cross-sectional study.

Abdelhamid AM, Gohary AE, Fathi AM, Zakaria R, Salem SM, Mohamed Abd El Hadi AS, Abdeen MG, Soliman AIA

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-29209-9
Published: 2026 Sep 8
Container: BMC public health
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-026-29209-9,
  title = {Defensive medicine practices and workplace violence among physicians in tertiary healthcare settings in Zagazig, Egypt: a cross-sectional study.},
  author = {Abdelhamid AM and Gohary AE and Fathi AM and Zakaria R and Salem SM and Mohamed Abd El Hadi AS and Abdeen MG and Soliman AIA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC public health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-026-29209-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-29209-9}
}

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AU  - Salem SM
AU  - Mohamed Abd El Hadi AS
AU  - Abdeen MG
AU  - Soliman AIA
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC public health
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-026-29209-9
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AM, A., AE, G., AM, F., R, Z., SM, S., AS, M. A. E. H., MG, A., & AIA, S. (2026). Defensive medicine practices and workplace violence among physicians in tertiary healthcare settings in Zagazig, Egypt: a cross-sectional study.. BMC public health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-29209-9

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