A study of job strain and dissatisfaction among lecturers in the School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 210-218

  Huda, B Z ^a   Rusli, B N ^a,b   Naing, L ^a   Tengku, M A ^a   Winn, T ^a   Rampal, K G ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING;

EID: 3042758525     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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