Measuring staff burnout in a community home

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-62

  Alexander, Michelle ^b   Hegarty, John R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STRESS;

EID: 0033970707     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979500799155810     Document Type: Article

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