Work stress and health in primary health care physicians and hospital physicians

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 364-366

  Virtanen, Pekka ^a   Oksanen, T ^b   Kivimaki M ^c   Virtanen, M ^b   Pentti, J ^b   Vahtera, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 42949102662     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.034793     Document Type: Article

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