Are burnout levels increasing? The experience of Israeli primary care physicians

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 451-455

  Kushnir, Talma ^a,b   Levhar, Carol ^c,d   Cohen, Avner Herman ^c,d  

^a Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute Israel   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Burnout; Clinic directors; Family physicians; Pediatricians; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 4444325040     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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