Selecting and supporting contented doctors

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7486, 2005, Pages 269-270

  Peile, Ed ^a   Carter, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 13444268957     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7486.269     Document Type: Editorial

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