Enjoying work or burdened by it? How anaesthetists experience and handle difficulties at work: A qualitative study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-499

  Larsson, Jan ^a,b   Rosenqvist, U ^a   Holmstrom I ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthetist, risks; Education, junior staff; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548687036     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem233     Document Type: Article

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