Psychological distress among GPs: Who is at risk and how best to reach them?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 599-602

  Holt, Jackie ^a   Del Mar, Chris ^b  

^a Bond University ^*

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 25144516731     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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