The work of the American emergency physician

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 170-174

  Wyatt, Jonathan P ^a   Weber, Jim E ^b   Chudnofsky, Carl ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; USA

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031831913     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.3.170     Document Type: Article

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