Stress and morale in general practice: A comparison of two health care systems

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 435, 1998, Pages 1663-1667

  Gilliland, A E W ^a   Sinclair, H ^b   Cupples, M E ^a   McSweeney, M ^b   Mac Auley, D ^a   O'Dowd, T C ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Morale; Northern Ireland; Questionnaire survey; Republic of Ireland; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEGAL LIABILITY; MENTAL STRESS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031783112     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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