Emotional implications of working in a burn unit

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Murji, Ally ^a   Gomez, Manuel ^a   Knighton, Judy ^a   Fish, Joel S ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BURN UNIT; BURNOUT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPERSONALIZATION; EATING HABIT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXERCISE; FAMILY INTERACTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SOCIAL WORKER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEVISION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURN UNITS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33745644313     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000195093.36328.ab     Document Type: Conference Paper

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