Gender differences in stress, satisfaction and mental wellbeing among general practitioners in England

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-354

  Rout, U ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032740370     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135485099106081     Document Type: Article

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