Burnout and intention to leave among mental health-care professionals: A social psychological approach

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 341-362

  Geurts, Sabine ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar ^b   De Jonge, Jan ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032348318     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.1998.17.3.341     Document Type: Article

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