Job strain and its associated factors among lecturers in the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-40

  Huda, B Z ^a   Rusli, B N ^a   Naing, L ^a   Winn, T ^a   Tengku, M A ^a   Rampal, K G ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

JCQ; Job strain; Job strain model; Lecturers; UKM; USM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SKILL; TEACHER;

EID: 4043109342     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950401600106     Document Type: Article

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