The psychological health of emergency physicians in Australasia

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-27

  Taylor, David McD ^a   Pallant, Julie F ^b   Crook, Heather D ^c   Cameron, Peter A ^d  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Emergency medicine; Physician; Psychological health; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 2142657496     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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