Burnout among norwegian police officers: Potential antecedents and consequences

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-83

  Burke, Ronald J ^a,c   Mikkelsen, Aslaug ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burnout; Police officers; Stress; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746191390     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.13.1.64     Document Type: Article

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