How general practitioners can manage work-related psychological complaints. Design and pilot of a guideline: A contribution towards solving a huge problem

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 138-141

  Buijs, Peter ^a   Anema, Han ^a,b   Evers, Marije ^a   van Dijk, Frank ^c   van der Klink, Jaques ^d  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FATIGUE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROFESSIONALISM; TRUST; WORK RESUMPTION;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STRESS;

EID: 33750450891     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780600881201     Document Type: Article

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