Distribution and correlates of burnout among paid employees in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-87

  Chang, Yen Jung ^a   Yeh, Wan Yu ^a   Chen, Chun Wan ^b   Chen, Chiou Jong ^b   Shih, Tung Sheng ^b   Cheng, Yawen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burnout; Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI); Taiwan; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247123605     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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