Caring for others can seriously damage your health

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 264-267

  Alexander, David A ^a,b   Klein, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035345992     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.5.1567     Document Type: Article

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