Stress and burnout in Israeli border police

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 519-540

  Malach Pines, Ayala ^a   Keinan, Giora ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Border police; Burnout; Coping strategies; Israel; MAGAV; Stress; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845315510     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.13.4.519     Document Type: Article

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