Job stressors of New Zealand dentists and their coping strategies

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-281

  Ayers, Katie M S ^a   Thomson, W M ^a   Newton, J T ^b   Rich, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Dentists; Occupational health; Stress; Stress management; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NEW ZEALAND; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 44949163634     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn014     Document Type: Article

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