The role of occupational stress in the maladaptive use of alcohol by dentists: A study of South Australian general dental practitioners

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-109

  Winwood, P C ^a,b   Winefield, A H ^a   Lushington, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Burnout; Dentists; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; STRESS;

EID: 0347517565     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2003.tb00017.x     Document Type: Article

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