Job burnout among nurses in Hong Kong: Implications for human resource practices and interventions

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-84

  Lee, Jenny S Y ^a   Akhtar, Syed ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coping resources; HR practices; Job burnout; Nurses; Sources of stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849143533     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411107073604     Document Type: Article

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