Stress among health care workers

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-58

  Peterson, Chris ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Claims; Control; Health care industry; Privatisation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

EID: 0037302483     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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