Perceptions of stress among pathology: Residents survey results and some strategies to reduce them

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 911-919

  Joseph, Lija ^a   Shaw, Peter F ^a   Smoller, Bruce R ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty; Pathology resident; Program director; Strategies; Stress; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

FACULTY, MEDICAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 38049094985     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/41781W0JTE7DVMMV     Document Type: Article

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