Approaching burnout

South African Family Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 5-8

  Couper, I D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Department of Family Medicine ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burnout; Medical practitioners; Self care; Stress; Warning signs

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MEDICAL ERROR; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; SELF CARE; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 18844456852     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2005.10873179     Document Type: Review

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